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[LG G5 Real Life Review] torax242:
After a couple of months with the G5 I finally found how to express my feelings toward it: I don't care about it.

I don't hate it (it does a good job, it is fast enough, it has enough storage, the battery barely lasts long enough but charges quickly, it's not way too big, ....) but there really is nothing about it that I love.

- The camera doesn't disappoint, but the aspect ratio limits me as a photographer. The second camera is a gimmick that is useless in daily operation.

- The overall design is boring.

- The haptics of the phone doesn't matter because I have to use a TPU cover to keep the curved glass on the top from chipping again on slightest impact.

- The stock LG apps (Music, contacts, launcher, camera, etc.) don't even play in the same ballpark as the ones from Google or Sony (the predecessor was a Xperia Z2)

- The update frequency is not what I expected from a flagship phone. (I only do OTAs and as of today July 18th 2016 the patchlevel is from April 1st 2016).

- I have the camera-grip but it doesn't provide any real benefit for the awkward bulkyness it adds to the phone. So I think the module concept will go down memory lane as a "nice try".

- GPS reception is definitively worse than I'm used coming from the Sony Xperia Z2

I could continue this list of "boooooring" for a while.

If you ask me "Why did you buy it in the first place?" the answer is simple: At that time it was the only non-Samsung flagship on the market that had an up-to-date chipset.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] PHYCLOPSH:
After owning mine for several days, my opinion is that it's a very nice phone. Definitely a worthy replacement of the G3 anyway. Everything is an improvement except perhaps the minor decrease in battery capacity, the painted back (would rather have faux metal like the G3 or just the aluminum by itself), and currently the inability to root (H820 model). I would rate it 4 out of 5.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] sirgroh:
poor dual sim management not poor extremely poor. camera is not even close to huawei p9. huawei p9 camera is far better than g5. build quality is just like cheap Chinese fone. that what i think after using it couple of days. huawei p9 is win win in all.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] louie_yo:
so, all in all, does it worth to buy a g5 or not?
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Trudi:
Looking forward to see CM and AOSP ROMs
[LG G5 Real Life Review] ryanpm40:
Not gonna lie, I regret my purchase. I really thought after the disaster the G4 was (missed taps, anyone?), that LG would smarten up and would have better quality control. Nope.

Right off the bat, the G5 has horrible lag unlocking if you just locked it within the last 5 seconds or so- it can take 15-30 seconds to unlock at times, sometimes freezing at your lock screen before going in. Luckily, this was fixed in an update I received in the past week. All 3 G5s i have gone through disconnect bluetooth within 2 songs playing, at least when I leave the phone unattended with the screen off. It either starts playing out the phone, or pauses the music. The bluetooth icon is still on in the notification pulldown.

Hardware issues:

- Chin gap in 1 unit, and misaligned chin on 2 units

- GPS hardware defect (well known by Verizon, anyway). Got a refurb that fixed it, and now it's 2 weeks in, and it's becoming poor again. I'm willing to bet it's from swapping out batteries. LG doesn't fix the cause of the issue- just quickly bends the pins back and sends it back to you.

- Dust inside. There is no way that me quickly swapping out a battery in my hand without putting it down should be collecting this much crap.

- Maybe the bluetooth issue mentioned above.

I really wanted to love this phone. Other than those issues, I do enjoy how it operates, but it's just insane to me that LG lets this stuff slide when they're already not that popular in terms of smartphones. They're just further hurting themselves by cranking out these phones, rather than focusing on quality.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Pphish20:
I think it's fair to say that most of these software and firmware issues reside with the US carrier variants; I think it's only logical to assume it has something to do with any and all carrier bloat.

The most common problems, which everybody knows about by now, are not widely reported by many non-US variants, carrier or otherwise. Blame LG for build quality issues... Blame your carrier for misusing the stock firmware, locking your bootloader, bad battery life, or lag.

I ordered mine from the UK and have had ZERO of the issues others report on.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] ryanpm40:
I guess I just fail to see how putting bloated software on a device correlates with hardware issues? It's absurd to me.

I guess I kind of get how they charge carriers for software, such as Verizon opting out of paying extra to have LG smart settings and themes, but do they charge carriers based on hardware quality and testing? It's all manufactured by LG..
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Boffing:
I'm having GPS issues as well (GPS drift and loss of connection) and I don't have a US carrier variant, so I'm guessing it's either a bad hardware construction or some sort of a software issue with the stock ROM.

FYI other than that, it's a pretty great phone in my experience.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] RiverdALIEN:
I hate this phone.

It has so many cool features but it's the little things that really annoy the hell out of me.

The well-documented, still unresolved GPS issues make Google Maps navigation risky at best including several instances of me missing exits on the highway. Pokemon GO also can be a frustrating experience.

Build quality. The screen is crooked in the bottom right hand corner. it slopes and tempered glass covers don't adhere. also the spigen style armor case i bought around launch time: the buttons snapped off. useless now. Been using the phone caseless and it's ridiculously slippery in my hand leading to a few drops that leave VERY visible and ugly dents and scratches in the exterior

What else annoys me.

Bluetooth disconnects from my car stereo intermittently for no apparent reason.

The phone gets insanely hot.

Since the G3, LG has still not figured out how to get the glitches out of their keyboard. The same glitches I have on my G3. Inexcusable.

Really considering jumping ship for the Moto Z with the more useful modular system or the next Xperia flagship
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Csetoue:
Probably the best smartphone I ever had.

The biggest problem is that I got the H860 version, which is still not root able.

Enviado de meu LG-H860 usando Tapatalk
[LG G5 Real Life Review] nash211:
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I have the Canadian Variant H831, do not have the issues you have, mine is quick to load from the lock screen, no issues with the GPS, I do use bloatware to remove/hide allot of apps, and yes it does help allot. So far my only complaint is at work sometimes I loose signal, but all our phones do.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Lukijs:
Tfw have no issues and love this phone so far(have ghad it around 2weeks now, H850 eu variant, so no carrier bloat). My only gripe was that there was no 60fps video, but I found out about lg v10 camera port and that issue for me has been resolved now. Build seems sturdy, I came from Xperia Z Ultra(glass and metal build), but don't really feel the inferiority or whatever that most complain(plastic coating over metal on this phone) since I only use my phones with proper flip covers. Camera is really good and I love the wide angle camera. Loudspeaker is damn good over muffled, waterproofed one on my old Z Ultra. Performance is what Im most surprised about, snapdragon 820 is a beast, Ive had no slowdowns or lag between switching and GTA SA ran on MAXED with no issues and havent really had heating issues I've read about. Expendable storage is nice, rockin 100gb total atm for anime, psp games etc. Best phone I've had and I love it. I wouldnt also sweetcoat stuff, this is how my experience has been so far and I'm a power user.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] SirDigitalKnight:
So far after only owning it for a few days I have to say it is one heck of a nice phone! The camera is amazing, the screen is stunning, 131694 score on AnTuTu Benchmark... perfect size.. I would have to say almost perfect!

I do see where LG made two mistakes... a single release button on one side of the phone to release the chin... they should have did a button on both sides as that would have eliminated the slight gap (which I think has been blown way out of proportion online).. and yes the battery...

I also own the Ulefone Power which of course has one large battery in it but it is not removable and in a year (maybe less with fast charge) it may just start to die with no way of changing the battery out.

It would great if LG would come out with a bigger battery for the phone (same size just more mAh) or if not that then how about a friends module that is a battery case with wireless charging???!!!???!!! That should be easy enough to create???

Anyway, I will report back after using the phone more and unlocking the boot loader but so far I am really impressed with the G5!

Also looking forward to a speedy update to Android 7.0! Let it roll you Life is Good powers to be!
[LG G5 Real Life Review] ted presley:
Great for the price :)
[LG G5 Real Life Review] lossah:
For 524$ (in Sweden) its a really nice device. Some things thats annoying tho but, its the same with every phone. 2-3 negative things about every single one. For me, its throttling too early and could use a higher level of brightness. Other than that, I love it. You often compare LG G5 to phones like S7 Edge (that cost 762$) etc.

OP3 could be the perfect phone for me, except one thing that I cant be without, a SD-card slot...

Overall im happy about it.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] younngblood:
Been using mine for a week now. No issues whatsoever. It's very fast and snappy, good camera, beautiful display. I'm very happy with the phone so far.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] movebacl:
Absolutely fantastic. Had to return my first for another one because it had blacklight bleed and a dead pixel. But after i had no issue's at all. Screen, battery, camera, software all great! Best phone i've ever used. Everything feels amazing, quality and blazing fast. Luckily i don't have the problems other users in this thread has with this phone. great robust phone to last. I've no trouble waiting for safe root. 5/5. :)
[LG G5 Real Life Review] diehard2013:
so far it is causing a very good impression
[LG G5 Real Life Review] JIMMYTHEGENT9:
Liking it more and more

I've had mine for about a month now. At first I was looking to trade it for an s7 or even a Note 5, but as I keep using it, I keep liking it more and more. Cameras are great and so far, I compared a night shot with my buddys Note 5 and I was blown away by how much more nice it was.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] LiLOYfx:
Get yourself a G5 and you'll never regret it.

I really really love my G5!!!. Great standy time. I have a nexus 6 running android 7.0 with optimizations to save battery but G5 flawlessly beat it. 820 really is a very battery efficient processor. I just wish that root will come soon for the H860N model. When it comes to camera, HANDS DOWN!! G5 is the best. I love how you have complete controls over the photo you're taking using manual mode. For me, the manual controls in LG phones are still the best. I've attached some of the photos I took with my G5. ^_^
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Pixcop:
Nice photo :p
[LG G5 Real Life Review] sstanton86:
I absolutely love this phone. Sure the build quality isn't up there with the s7. But its absolutely great still. The battery life is very good, much better than other batteries I've seen at 2800mah.

The camera, at least in my eyes, using manual especially, is the best currently out there.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] user787:
I do have a love&hate relationship with this device. It's as 'you love it or your hate it' not both...
[LG G5 Real Life Review] bluerain28:
Love my G5. Always beside me during at sleep because it's my alarm. Haha. Overall phone is fine and feels premium. Battery problem? I have an extra battery with a battery kit so no no problem. I will buy a third battery for sure. Root? I can live without root. Phone is usable even without root. Only some are choosy and feeling techie because they can't live without root. LoL. Personal preference for root? Nah, point is any phone is "usable" without root. Love love my G5 rose gold :D
[LG G5 Real Life Review] bluerain28:
Really love this phone. Coming from LG 2. :D

Why is this double posted :eek:. please delete admin. Thanks.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] LeonEuring:
Best Smartphone i have ever had! Love the swappable Battery, the Wide-Angel Cam + the manual photo mode.

Quite fast and display is good looking.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] sjp333:
the g5 is the best device i have ever owned
[LG G5 Real Life Review] normnod:
Giving up on this phone, constant GPS issues kill it for me as I use Maps every day.

Nougat update was timely, cameras were mostly excellent and everything else worked fine - but I can't keep it
[LG G5 Real Life Review] galr:
after 7 months, I'm kinda disappointed. The image retention and the GPS issues are annoying. I paid 650 Euro back in May. This is not a 650 Euro device.

Maybe now when the price dropped it is worth it.

Positive:

Fast, reliable, camera is top notch, speaker is one of the best, software is just great, removable battery is amazing, IR blaster, wide angle lens is a treat!

Negative:

Screen not bright enough, super bright mode in sun is FAR from a working feature, camera lens cover (glass on the back of phone) is not scratch resistant, GPS is awful (need a fix once in a while), image retention in screen is a big issue (yes , you can use blue light filter or CF.Lumen but you shouldn't really).

So... love & hate. Great phone with 2 major issues which prevents me from recommending it.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Justatechie:
I gotta say I never had a unique phone such as this one that has a lot of flagship components going for it.

Great (duo) Camera, 2k display, SD820, 4GB RAM, removable battery,SD card slot, IR blaster (a dying breed). Reminds me of an Galaxy S4 in functionality.

Its just these durability issues like the screen, the chipping and scratching of exterior of the phone, a non scratch-proof rear camera lens, and surprisingly GPS issues.

Really GPS issues the least likely issue I would even think of with running stock firmware. (yes its a hardware issue for sure)

To even get a GPS signal I find it more effective squeezing the top end of the edges of the phone and it works just normal.

Just get a case that is very tight for the phone, then I think it should be fine in the long run. The GPS signal should be better and a chance of damaging a phone with a history of durability issues should be greatly reduced.

For a normal consumer who is highly unaware how everything works in general, I cannot recommend such a phone that just invites more trouble as it gets handled by human beings.

For a consumer who has been on XDA, it doesn't kill the love for the device.

Theres almost always a solution to these problems as shown through many threads with this device.

Personally I like it, the issues are just annoying, but will not overtake the love I have for it.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Icetea:
ok,based to my own experience i could say: you will get nearly the same features for the half price if you buy a Honor 7! I own both phones and this is also ok!:D

My reasons for buying a G5:

* possibility to update to NOUGAT

* changeable battery

* Qualcomm cpu

* NFC

* second wide angle cam

what makes me angry at my G5:

most of my in background working apps are finished after some time!

But these apps was protected against battery optimizing!:p
[LG G5 Real Life Review] vjkse:
I have best of both world .. LG G5 and S7edge. The reason I say that Beauty and beast , off course beauty being S7e and beast of a performing phone being LG G5 ( my opinion ) . LG G5 feels comfortable while using on a daily basis and with great camera and removable battery . It gives me a comfort on all my travel since I carry extra batteries , Usually when I travel week ends I never charge my phone since I just swap the batteries. Coming to the camera, love it love it.

A little bit of LG G5 painful history .. This is my 2 nd LG G5. First one had GPS issue ( brand New Phone ) , I sent it to the LG Repair ( remember Brand New ) . They fixed the GPS but they had scratches on the frame, ****ty rep who ever fixed it was not gentle while opening the frame and to make things worse . the idiot managed to stuff Dust and Lint on the camera . I sent it to LG again and after 15 damn days send it back with the same exact issue. I was on multiple calls with LG and they are one ****ty service . Strongly suggest you to stay away from them , Imagine talking to a wall  I ended up selling it for 200 $ last year and told the guy on lint and seems he was ok with that . (I was not gona do the work opening the phone )

This is how much I loved the phone ! I bought another LG G5  yaa I know . I had it for 2 weeks and the screen died on me. I gathered up my patience and sent it to LG ( customer service still ****ty ) with a note stating my previous experience . The guy who fixed it , did a great job fixing it . Since then I have no issues what so ever. SO far very happy and pleased with my “ No So beautiful , Yet very comfy and performance beast “ ************ VJ.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] irontechie:
Those who have been using it are very impressed, but sadly, those who have never had one complaint too much, and hate it.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Khalid Ghouri:
Overall i love this phone with fulmics ROM
[LG G5 Real Life Review] zacedmo42:
Just ordered the G5 as a replacement for my Galaxy S6. I know the LG G6 has already been announced but the G5 was on sale at the time, so I thought to myself... why not!
[LG G5 Real Life Review] rblanca:
Good choice...from my point of view there isnt a big difference between LG5 and LG6.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] smohanv:
I did the same. I am replacing my Nexus 5x with Lg5 after gone through all reviews. I can see many ones returned to Lg5 few months later.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] sweetboy02125:
Upgrade/Bought 3 brand new ATT LG G5 for $120 each (I know US ATT H820 can't be rooted but $120 can't be beat for the price)

Only 1 complain BATTERY (Even every G5, i got the free bundle (battery , charger and USB C adapter) but still, I want at least 3500mAh batt
[LG G5 Real Life Review] SMH17:
Exactly. I have read a lot of absurd claims about this smartphone. Looking online opinions seems Lg released a crappy smartphone, after I have tried It I'm totally amazed by its performance and how complete It is , and looking build quality and battery cannot figure why the hell so much bull**** about this device.

Reading online opinion I expected a poor build quality with a ridiculous battery duration. The aluminum they have used maybe could be less cool than Samsung glass but is extremely strong and surprisingly light, the body is not bonded with tons of glue, the battery is very close to the others flagship and can be even replaced allowing you to double the duration with a cheap spare battery in your pocket.

Even the audio quality was far above my expectation. and seems Qualcomm Aqstic integrated DAC deserved more attention(but probably not advertise its DAC was a choice to incentive the partner Bang & Olufsen module selling).

It's a pity all the absurd claims against this device has convinced Lg to completely change approach with the G6, the Lg G5 is the best smartphone released in these years and with more and better module support It could have redefined the smartphone standards.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] ted presley:
There's nothing wrong with LG G5, except it's not as beautiful as other flagship phone.

People just give out bad opinions without using it for a day, I don't know why.

With such a low price as currently, it's a steal to get a G5. Very very good cameras, quick, removable battery and microSD.

Sent from LG G6 (LGM-G600K)
[LG G5 Real Life Review] pw1nce:
How on earth did you get it for 120 each?
[LG G5 Real Life Review] sweetboy02125:
Bestbuy had promotion for all carriers months ago
[LG G5 Real Life Review] SMH17:
120$ is a totally absurd. price. Are you sure aren't fake chinese clones?
[LG G5 Real Life Review] sweetboy02125:
Its actually 100 because bestbuy give 25 gift card per phone. So its not Chinese knockoff

Plus a free bundle battery, charger and usbc adapter

https://www.google.com/amp/www.tech...le-for-verizon-sprint-or-at-t-at-best-buy.htm
[LG G5 Real Life Review] SMH17:
I suppose It is locked to work only with the deal carrier preventing you to choose a different carrier. However great offer.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] sweetboy02125:
It locked at first. But after you pay 120 buck ATT unlock the next day. Or you can buy unlock code from ebay for 1.50 per phone
[LG G5 Real Life Review] resinis:
Joined the g5 club today. What a solid phone. Pretty large upgrade from g4... And makes my old g3 seem crappy. Which is weird because 2 years ago my g3 seemed amazing.

How much better can these things get? The g5 camera is phenomenal...
[LG G5 Real Life Review] duffguy123:
I love how the modular phone setup makes it easy to switch out a broken screen. My screen broke a couple months back and it was super easy to replace it. No glue or anything necessary to replace it.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] mcollins5813:
This is my third LG phone. The power button went dead after 6 months. Sent it off for warranty covered repair. Got a loaner phone to use while it was being fixed. Dealer gave me a Samsung Galaxy Note Edge. Always wanted to know how LG matched up next to Samsung. I want my LG back! UI is far easier. Battery life isn't even close. Customisation is more detailed. Even with the huge number of apps I have on the G5 (I love apps), it is much faster than the Samsung. Add all this up, and look at the $400 that's still in my pocket. I'll kiss my G5 when it gets back and never have another doubt that I made the right choice.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] SeanTP:
Can't be beat for the price.

Last I checked the RS988 was $250 at Best Buy and B&H. Even though the Snapdragon 820 is over a year old it trounces brand new phones in this price range. Not to mention the dual camera etc. Fingers crossed for an official Oreo update.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] paco1x:
I like this phone mostly for the wide angle camera, great for street pics and the system is fluid even in stock rom... what i don't like too much is the poor battery time, at most can reach 3h SOT and barely 24h of mild use. Also the GPS started to fail badly and it was useless, but i fixed 2 weeks ago and now is working great and accurate.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] CajunVoodu:
Main utility

The screen isn't the biggest and or brightest however; I use it on a day to day basis for my work (construction foreman). With an otter box, I don't worry too much about breakage. It's fast enough, small enough and takes amazing job-site photos. It is also ridiculously easy and cheap to self repair! The main reasons why I still don't feel too bad about not upgrading: modularity, cheap/easy repairs, cameras and most importantly... The audio quality! I use a pair of 50mm driver, turtle beaches coupled with the bass booster/equalizer pro app and I absolutely love it. Maybe if the G7 has an OLED display; then I will upgrade. Until then, I have plenty of other rooted devices to perform my dirtier deeds lol. Cheers fellas!
[LG G5 Real Life Review] mikeyg79:
Had a G3 for a while until the GPS, wifi and SD card all failed

Used a Galaxy S5 for a while, but not enough built in storage

Figured I'd go back to an LG and got the G5.

Wide angle camera - good

internal storage - good

big enough, fast enough

GPS - absolutely sucks!!! Why can't they fix this? I'm ready to smash it and buy another phone because of it.