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[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] jinkerz9430:
Appearently people are taking their phones to the bathroom and dropping it on the toilet way too much LOL! (I have never dropped any of my phones in the toilet, ocean, water pond , nor any other water surface -- Not even my Galaxy S5 which was waterproof -- In fact, if i want to use a phone in the shower even if it is waterproof, i rather play it safe and buy a heavy duty waterproof cover and live happily ever after). The LG G6 is lacking so many things i use daily including on my previous devices and my current devices ( LG G3, Samsung galaxy s4, and LG V20). With all this being said, LG G6 is a no go for me. .
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Ha I'm guilty of being a toilet surfer more than once! lol Being waterproof saves you a $180 insurance claim! Its a must have for todays die hard cell users.

Guess the rest of you never use your cells! lol
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brackett5:
When does the G6 go on sale??
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] rfarrah:
Rumor says April 7 in US and already available for pre-order in UK.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rado_vr6:
Korean model is on sale now. I ordered and it should be here tomorrow sometime.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Amjad.AbdulGhani:
How did you order it? From where? And where do they ship to? Internationally?

Coz i checked the ebay, and all of them are unlock but with a telecom provider boots.. So wondering if there is another source..
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rado_vr6:
I'm in the USA and I ordered mine off eBay. Mine came directly from South Korea so I'm certain they ship international. Mine will be from SKT or KT, something like that.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Amjad.AbdulGhani:
Can you send me the seller name.. Since you have already bought one.. So am assuming the seller do have the stock and can ship immediately, unlike those whom i tried last few days.. Literally i bought and refunded 2 of them coz sellers needs time to buy it and ship it..
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Unlocked bootloader?

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rado_vr6:
I'm not sure. I'll let you know once I get my hands on it.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] SOCOM-HERO:
What carrier will you be using?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rado_vr6:
I'm on T-Mobile, but the device is one from SK Telecom with an unlocked SIM if I'm not mistaken.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Since you are ordering off eBay straight from South Korea, which version you getting? U.S. (with Qi wireless charging) or one of the Asian variants with DAC and 64GB?

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OK, so you aren't getting the U.S. version. LTE bands?

Keep us informed!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rado_vr6:
Mine is the 64gb and quad DAC model. Wireless charging didn't matter much to me. The 32gb model just doesn't have enough space after you factor in the OS and there apps. I got model LGM - G600S
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
I just found the eBay page and models listed. How is it going to work on U.S. T-mobile? You just going to use HSPA?

U.S.A. T-Mobile: LTE bands 2, 4, 12

G600S LTE bands: B1 (2100) / B3 (1800 +) / B5 (850) / B17 (700 bc) / B38 (TD 2600) / B40 (TD 2300)

Here's all three LG G 6 models that eBay dealer ("sanheshun") is selling, but none are any good for U.S. T-mobile LTE bands. He lists the LTE bands

on the page.

G600L: B1 (2100) / B3 (1800 +) / B5 (850) / B7 (2600) / B38 (TD 2600) / B40 (TD 2300) -

G600S: B1 (2100) / B3 (1800 +) / B5 (850) / B17 (700 bc) / B38 (TD 2600) / B40 (TD 2300)

G600K: B1 (2100) / B3 (1800 +) / B5 (850) / B8 (900) / B38 (TD 2600) / B40 (TD 2300)
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rado_vr6:
Yes, I'm hardly ever without WiFi. I won't be using VOLTE on this one unfortunately.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Very nice man. Lucky you! :))
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] AhsanU:
The G6 will rise or fall depending on Samsung. I'll wait for the S8 to be revealed and if it's worth it then I'll grab the S8, if not - hello European version of the G6! Wireless charging is nice, but high quality DAC > wireless charging for me.

My Pixel XL will happily fulfill me until the S8 is released. Should be an exciting year for Android. I'm very curious as to what LG will do to the V30. If they make the V30 a larger version of the G6 but with a larger battery, new SoC, IP 68 certification, high quality DAC.. then the V30 may be the phone for us power users to look for this year.

The G6 is, as Android Authority stated, a very safe bet. It has everything it should, but just no "holy crap, that's awesome" factor. If Samsung does much of the same and just sticks to a similar design to the S7 Edge, then I'll be sorely disappointed.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Don't want a larger version. I'd like the V30 to be the all-in-one (all the "regional" variants combined) the LG G6 should have been, but with updated Snapdragon chipset.

And with AMOLED display. ;)
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rado_vr6:
Why not just get the Korean version? 64gb and quad DAC makes it very compelling.

I'm coming from a Pixel myself and while it's a great device, I feel that they could have done a bit better now that I've had it since launch. It's still great and has held up phenomenally to my abuse, but perhaps the second iteration will get it just right.

The V20 was just too big of a phone for my taste. It just didn't fit well in the hand and the cameras were trash compared to the Pixel. I'm not a photographer so don't tell me to use manual mode. I should be able to point and shoot and get a great shot; the V20 just lagged behind terribly.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Yes, but as we discussed the Korea version won't get most of the major carrier bands in the U.S.

Verizon, T-mobile, Sprint, no.

AT&T uses 2, 4, 5, 12/17, 29, 30 -- so the Korea model would get a couple of those bands (5, 17), but that's not enough for me. AT&T mostly uses 2, 4, 12/17 (17 is a subset of 12). The others are not used not so much.

G600L: B1 (2100) / B3 (1800 +) / B5 (850) / B7 (2600) / B38 (TD 2600) / B40 (TD 2300) -

G600S: B1 (2100) / B3 (1800 +) / B5 (850) / B17 (700 bc) / B38 (TD 2600) / B40 (TD 2300)

G600K: B1 (2100) / B3 (1800 +) / B5 (850) / B8 (900) / B38 (TD 2600) / B40 (TD 2300)

I live in the U.S. and use AT&T. Both my and my wife's phones are the Moto XT1225, which I imported from another country off eBay, so I have done that before. Paid average of $700 for the first two back in 2014, and then $400 for a 3rd for backup about a year ago. I bought THREE of those phones from other countries -- two off eBay from dealers and one through the help of an XDA member. (I bought straight from Motorola website, but had to ship to his address, he then re-shipped it to me in the U.S. for a small fee. )

The Moto XT1225 was bascically the 5.2" version of the Moto Nexus 6. Released at the exact same time: 5.2", 1440p, Snapdragon 805, 3GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, QuickCharge 2.0, Qi wireless charging, 21MP camera, 3900 mAh battery. (yes, smaller phone than the Moto Nexus 6, but LARGER battery.) LTE bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17,

There was also a U.S. model XT1250 which had LTE bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 13. Could be used on Verizon just like a non-Verizon Nexus 6. But the XT1250 only came in 32GB. The "international" XT1225 model had 64GB internal memory AND all the AT&T LTE bands (which AT&T used at the time I purchased the phone). ;)

My point is I'm happy to buy other regional variants, but they have to have my carrier's LTE bands.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ralph9994:
I think i'm going to get one. I live in Europe. But i don't really care about the QUAD DAC or the wireless charging. phone is on the expensive side though. I just love the design of this phone. almost like you're holding a screen in your hand. And also i dislike samsung.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] victorinoxs:
I really want to, but I'm afraid to.....

I've had three LG phones so far (1x Nexus 5 & 2x G4), and all of them died with bootloop issue within a year.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Better than burning a hole in your leg with a Samsung! lol
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] rfarrah:
I've had the G2, G3, and the G4. My first G4 died early and VZW replaced it no questions asked. I didn't get the G5 last year because I was underwhelmed by the modular handset. Never been much of a Samsung fan and HTC hasn't done anything really exciting since the Droid Incredible. That makes the G4 the only phone I've carried for two years since my Moto Razr flip phone. The S8 looks interesting, but I think I'll give the G6 a try.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] bsweetness:
I'm thinking about picking one up. I didn't expect to be interested, but all of the early reviews have grabbed my attention. I love my Pixel XL, but I also love wireless charging, water resistance and having a microSD card. I also take a ton of pictures, so the favorable comparisons to the Pixel's camera combined with the wide angle camera makes this a very tempting phone for me. I'm not interested in the S8. Samsung will get my attention again with the next Note device.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rado_vr6:
I'm coming from a Pixel myself. I just got my Korean model and I can wholeheartedly say that this device is truly premium. The build quality and features are phenomenal. The screen is a sight to behold and the footprint is smaller than the XL's.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] johndingle:
Great.... but bad!

I love my G3, which I have had for more than 2 years. I looked at the Pixel XL, but it is no good as I can't afford the 128GB version and need that amount of storage for all my OS mapping, so generally need a phone with SD card support.

The first reports on G6 sounded so promising, but then I read that the UK version will not have wireless charging. My G3 has it and I have bought several wireless charging pads and I am not about to give it up. What idiot at LG thought it was a good idea to have it only in the US?

So, after a long time of being really happy with LG, it's goodbye from me!!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] jpinks:
The G6 is on my list if it was out today, I probably wouldnt wait to see what the G8 brings, but since its so close I will at least wait to hear what they say on the 29th. It might be my first LG phone ever. I almost bought the V20 as my old Note 4 is long in the tooth. I was going Note 7 til that went up in flames. I was a HTC fan for a long time but HTC just wont make a phone I want anymore. The Ultra looks ok on paper but not good reviews and cant touch one anywhere. If I do go G6 I will buy direct from LG hoping for a unlocked model. Says on website unlocked will be coming.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Just be sure the boot loader is unlocked or unlockable. LG is notorious for locking it which make the device somewhat useless for people like us.

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
I have several Qi wireless charging pads myself, and my last two phones had Qi wireless charging (LG G5 and Moto XT1225). Two x 2, for both me and my wife.

So, not getting a phone without that feature!

While I do live in the U.S., I also want more storage (Asia) and and I want DAC (Asia).

LG must think Europeans don't even want a good phone! They don't get Qi wireless charging nor expanded storage nor excellent audio.

LG should make ONE phone with all the features and sell it to the world!

Plus add stereo speakers and AMOLED display.

Look at the hardware specs of the ZTE AXON 7!

1440p AMOLED,

hi-fi audio,

front facing stereo speakers,

64GB internal storage/4GB RAM + microSD card... ($400)

128GB internal storage/6GB RAM + microSD card... ($500)

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/ZTE-Axon-7_id10068

No, I'm not buying that ZTE phone (no Qi wireless charging) -- but LG needs to make a phone like THAT, and add Qi wireless charging. I'll gladly pay $800 for the LG version!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] rfarrah:
The day after I wrote that (above) I pre-ordered the LG G6. About an hour later my second G4 died and went to Bootloop Hell. Since VZW won't do a warranty exchange when you have a pre-ordered phone on that line, my rep had to cancel my preorder. Then I called Customer support and worked through the warranty exchange process - which was great, I received the replacement the very next day. And then this morning, re-pre-ordered the G6. Must be a glutton for punishment, but we'll see......
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Ha, your G4 rebelled! There's a class action lawsuit for that bootloop problem. The cpu desoldiers from the board. My original Sony PS3 did the sane thing a few years back.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rado_vr6:
I'm all for freedom of devices, but you have been posting this nonsense religiously. We get it, you like the Axon 7. You're perfectly fine buying that device, it's your choice. Either buy an G6 or don't buy a G6, it's really that simple.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Read. I said I have no plans to buy that ZTE device. Why? I clearly explained why. (No Qi wireless charging) Don't bother to reply if you don't read. OK?

What is my point? You would know if you read, and I wouldn't have to explain it to you.

The phone LG made has flaws, it's not high spec enough, too many regional compromises. LG should blatantly copy something like the AXON 7 specs, but make it even better. If ZTE can do that for $400-$500, what's LG's excuse?

LG said they dropped features from various regions to keep the price down. Down to what? ZTE is selling a higher spec phone for hundreds less. I'm pointing out LG's crappy business/design decisions -- not shilling for ZTE.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rado_vr6:
You've been shilling for ZTE in several other threads. I actually have the device, I can speak from personal experience on its shortcomings and its triumphs.

I do read and have read your complaint about no Qi charging being the reason that you don't want to buy the ZTE, but I've also read that you've been ZTE's sack parading the Axon 7 around like it's the savior device. It has great specs, I know several people with it actually, but you have yet to really see the G6 in person to rag on it.

Have you had your hands on one and seen the actual construction firsthand? Have you listened to music with the Quad DAC? Have you taken pictures with both sensors and compared them to the Axon 7? Have you actually had time with the device you're complaining about so much? Just because it isn't the highest spec'd devices doesn't mean that it doesn't perform. Last I checked you haven't experienced any of it because you haven't bought the device.

Do I agree with them dropping features, no I do not, which is why i could care less about wireless charging and opted for the model with more storage and the Quad DAC. I concur they should have kept these features in, but look at Samsung and the new S8 line. They have plenty of the features you crave and will cost a true premium. LG clearly wasn't trying to go to toe on price so they could gain a little market share in the premium market. $650 bucks versus $850, think about it.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Anyway, this is about the LG G6!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
It is, but LG could have done a lot better.

It's specifically about are you going to get one? Based on LG stupid decisions of regional specs , no.

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Again your have no reading comprehension. How is DAC going to hep me when it's not present in U.S.model which does have Qi WIRELESS CHARGING? Only the U.S.model has Qi wireless charging, and only the U.S.model has U.S. LTE bands. So, I can't buy a model with DAC or expanded storage.

I'm not going to buy a model with no U.S. LTE bands like YOU did, nor not have Qi WIRELESS CHARGING. You live in the U.S. and bought a model from Korea that can't even get LTE in 2017. LG forced you to do that. I'm not going to reward LG for such stupidity towards their customers.

I'll be glad to repeat those points until you understand. Let me know if you STILL don't?

The thread title is "So? You are going to get one?" It's NOT "I got one." If you want to discuss that, go start a new thread.

IF we are NOT going to get one, then why not? I'm answering why not. If you don't want to read WHY NOT, then you don't have to participate in the thread. This is a discussion and pointing out LG's incomprehensible design decisions -- especially compared to other manufacturers that offer better hardware specs (I said HARDWARE) for a lower price is well within the range of the discussion. How are you going to force LG to improve if you don't point out their mistakes?

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Pointing out superior hardware specs on a lower priced phone is not "shilling". I am not buying that ZTE phone, because I recognize the firmware on that phone doesn't deliver the promises the hardware makes. I just want LG to make a phone LIKE THAT. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

If crappy ZTE can do a phone with specs like that, why can't LG?

And if you already bought an LG G6 that can't even get LTE bands where you live (so you could get DAC), please don't force that questionable decision on someone else. Go start your own thread, "I bought a crippled LG G6 because LG doesn't really respect their customers".

I AM an LG fan, especially of the earlier LG phones -- LG Optimus G (G1), LG Nexus 4, LG Nexus 5, LG G2, even the LG G3. But somewhere after that, LG lost their way. In quality control and especially in design decisions with the LG G5.

Even though I currently own a Motorola phone, I will make the same criticism of Motorola in respect to their silly "mod" series. Both these manufacturers should put EVERYTHING into the phone to begin with and sell it to the world.

LG with the LG G6 basically made a "mod" phone without the mods.

You can't "add" more internal storage for other regions,

you can't "add" Qi wireless charging for other regions,

you can't "add" DAC for other regions.

So, they did NOT learn their lesson with the LG G5, did they? :rolleyes:
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rado_vr6:
And this further proves my point about your ignorance. My phone is NOT crippled because it doesn't have wireless charging. I actually pick up LTE just fine since you weren't aware. Maybe you should actually have the device in hand before you speak about things you know nothing about.

So you criticize LG for not putting everything into a device, but you own a device that doesn't have everything put into it? Makes perfect sense.

Your opinion is extremely narrow-minded. So because the ZTE has front facing speakers it's something magically superior? What about the device footprint, the feel, the total package. There's a lot more to a device than just wireless charging and front facing speakers. Obviously Motorola knew that as well. You are rocking one​ of their devices with these shortcomings even with this knowledge.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
What LTE bands did you get? One; FIVE? I'm going by official specs of the model you said you got. Did LG lie?

You bought a crippled phone and now want others too.

I have Qi wireless charging on my phone and I'm not buying another b that does not. It's a deal breaker feature for me, but in 2017 I also want all my LTE bands (call me crazy) as well as the 64GB internal storage I've had since 2014.

And I also want some improvement -- like audio. I'm not just going to but the exact same phone.

Not sure why you can't understand that and want to argue.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rado_vr6:
You can actually go into engineering mode and select more bands, the hardware is well capable. I routinely pick up band 4 and I'm sure I'd be able to pick up other bands if I roamed out of my area. Maybe it's crippled from a CDMA standpoint, but that's dinosaur technology to begin with. Call it crippled all you want, but according to your own logic your Motorola is just as crippled. Maybe even moreso considering that you're without quad DAC, dual cameras, a bigger screen in a smaller footprint, etc.

It's a pissing contest. Not every phone is going to have EVERYTHING someone wants. We accept the trade offs. For instance, Motorola cameras have always been trash, always. It's just that simple. I don't purchase them because of that and other reasons. I don't go around touting why they suck and why they should build a clone of the ZTE. That's pretentious.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Front facing stereo speakers and the DAC.

http://www.akm.com/akm/en/aboutus/news/20160531AK4490AK4961ZTE_001/

If LG would do that, as well as make all features for the world, I would gladly buy this phone.

Maybe they'll do that for the v30, but I'm afraid they'll release some gargantuan phone.

The Moto XT1225 phone I bought in 2014 was the best phone I could buy at the time to be MY Nexus 6. It's a 2014 phone that was basically the 5.2" version of the Moto Nexus 6. I made a trade off for the size I wanted for stereo speakers at the time. Nexus 6 was too big. I had previously owned the gen3 Galaxy Nexus and the gen5 LG Nexus 5.

Specs still hold up for 2014 phone... 1440p AMOLED, 64GB internal storage, 3900 mAh battery, Qi wireless charging, Quick charge 2.0, 3GB RAM (when a lot now have just 4GB), etc.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] raduque:
I preordered one. Wireless charging is more important to me than a DAC, but only having 32gb is disappointing. I'm just getting tired of the S7 Edge's edge rejection failures, and everything else is too small.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] aknotts415:
Guys ur really getting off topic.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nonbiasedhippo:
I actually received mine today. Ive never been a huge fan of LG phones but this one really got my interest. Really liking it so far..
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] RoxAbout:
G6

I went to local store and they had one working display model! They told me they got it on 24th. No in store stock!

Holding it next to my Nexus 5 its aprox 1/4" taller and about the same width [My N5 does have a Tech21 impact case on it] however the screen was wider by aprox 1/8".

First impressions - I liked it, looks sharp, headphone jack on top! For me that’s a plus.

So I get home and come check out XDA to see the haps on this phone!

Wireless charging yes! Qi tech??

sd-card yes!

FM radio yes!

32g !!! WTF No excuse for this!

waterproof blah feature to me, a $600+ device is not made to take baths IMHO

unlockable? thru tmobile this means what? give me ability to root and have custom rom's? If so then that’s a huge plus.

My Nexus 5 was made by LG and it's a wonderful phone. Not too pleased to see it has an older cpu set, but I have the orignal jump program so that may be a path to look at. My wife has the v20 [upgraded from a Nexus 6] loves it.

Long story short.....

Yes I'm considering it needs to be rootable tho thats my #1 want/need.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] UniX1rm:
Well, bootloader is unlockable so far. We are waiting for someone to work on TWRP and we'll be rooted. There is no doubt it would not be rooted.
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jesusrios:
Please, create a zip file, or a file for odin that deactivates write protection on partitions in s6 edge plus sm-g928f thanks