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[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] sigulda1:
For me there is this call quality issue too. It is worst when putting the phone between head and shoulder. It is no issue using the speaker.

Another related issue might be, when I try to use the Google Assistant while driving. I was using e.g. "Ok Google, what is my next turn". This only works with my G5+ having the engine switched off. As soon as there is background noise the voice commands get not detected.

My guess is a quite bad microphone.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] yourSAS:
There are issues with call quality, even after the software patch. My call recipients have been very frequently complaining about the terrible audio quality(a faulty noise cancellation system/ mediocre mic).

If this issue doesn't go away with next update, its definitely a hardware problem. I'll hold my decision till then :|
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] n7slc:
I received my new G5 Plus yesterday. I've made a couple of calls on it using the bluetooth in my car (2015 Subaru WRX) and I was heard loud and clear. On my end, however, audio was very low and it was difficult to hear the conversation. I had to turn the car radio all the way up which resulted in the radio blasting when finished with the call. Listening to voicemail on the handset, the audio does seem low.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] matrixzone:
Return the device, lenovo does not have not have fix for the low volume bug.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] Tiago Luiz:
Does anyone know how to increase speaker volume? I already used and changed the mixer_paths.xml but it did not increase anything ... Where can I be wrong?

ROM stock
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] YungBreezy:
This right here, I always do this and as soon as I do it people tell me they can barely hear me. I did try HD voice for the first time the other day since I switched to Verizon and that sounded like perfection though.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] erkme73:
Don't know if you're still soliciting comments on call quality - but I have an interesting perspective. I've had the G5 plus since May of 2017. It's been great. Call quality was clear in both directions, in speakerphone or regular mode. Speaker volume for media (YT, Pandora, etc) was more than adequate. Then, about a week ago, it thought it was hooked up to charger when it wasn't, and wouldn't charge properly. I did an advanced warranty exchange through Moto, and the new one arrived on Monday.

The original phone never went above -35 firmware. This new one arrived with -83. The new one is still plenty loud with media content - but horrendous with in-call volumes. The speakerphone is barely louder than on regular mode. And that's with the volume turned up all the way. I'm calling Moto tomorrow to get this exchanged.

FWIW, both phones were rooted day one - using the same approach. I will relock and flash and unrooted stock image back to the phone tomorrow to verify that this isn't a kernel issue - and I suspect it isn't.

TL;DR - there may be legitimate hardware differences between the same model G5 Plus (RETUS) phones. That may account for why some complain about the issue and others have never seen a problem.

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Well, several hours later, after rolling back to 35 and bone stock, I had FULL volume on this new replacement phone. I've rooted it, and added my apps, and the volume has remained full, both speakerphone and earpiece. So I don't think it's hardware.

I'm downloading -83 and will apply that tomorrow to see if that's where the problem returns. Will post results here.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] erkme73:
And to add on to my last post - after flashing the latest (.83) stock firmware, the speakerphone is hosed again. This is with a locked bootloader/unrooted clean image. Went back to .35 and speaker works again. I think Moto has a bug in their .83 software.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] Smeagal192:
Nice too see someone doing some correct diagnosis, sadly the chances of Motorola reading this are zero.

Just to add, my uk G5plus has also never had volume issues, but then we seem to be the last place to get any updates, only had august update a month.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] Oronno Chy:
Will u tell pls, Where from j bought the phone & what's ur exact model no XT-16xx?
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] Shonilchi:
Its a real dealbreaker that with so many awesome PIE custom ROMs around with their awesome kernels with all the goodness of Gcam ports and awesome battery lives, the only bummer seems to be the in-call volume in the custom ROMs. Also, any MP3 played in any music player just is not loud enough as stock. Just because of this reason, I have decided to go Stock until that issue is resolved in the custom ROMs. All the developers "claim" that their ROMs have the Oreo firmware. My question is that is not the sound part of the firmware? How can they screw up that basic function when upgrading all the other cosmetics with kernels and all? A terrible workaround for this issue in the custom ROMs that I have heard is to "use Viper4android" or some other stuff to correct the audio.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] into_311:
Call quality is very poor on AT&T, mostly because of AT&T's lack of support for this device. Thing is, I bought this device for it's advanced features, which I have not been able to take advantage of to this day. I've been trying since day one of buying this device to get them to support wifi calling, HD voice, and VOLTE features on this device. The VOLTE is the worst, because when I'm on a phone call, it automatically downgrades my internet and/or mobile hotspot to HSPA+.

Sadly, AT&T only seems to care about supporting devices that are purchased directly through ATT these days. It is disappointing since when I first purchased this device, I was using a Tmobile Pre-paid SIM card and those features worked fine on there. Truth is, that is why I'm on XDA forums being active again, hoping to maybe find a solution to my problem here since AT&T support can't help me at all.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] snj12341:
I've used Moto g 2013 and 2nd gen before. The call quality on those were excellent especially in the 2nd gen. I can't say the same about g5 plus tho. On a quiet place, the call quality is okay but it becomes hard to understand what's being said from the other side even in a mildly crowded place.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Moto G5 Plus's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?

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[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] spadyrus:
I can see videos in 1080p in my bedroom with my g5plus, with my sony z5 i can't , same distance from the router about 15 meters away
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] matrixzone:
Frequentl wifi drops. Known issue, tons of reports in Moto Support forum. Chinese developers don't have fix for this phone. It looks they have lost the source code for this phone. So they thought to abandon the phone instead of supporting this phone.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] Tiago Luiz:
How do I increase the signal strength of my WiFi in the g5 Plus? I have root .. Is there any way? At 2.4ghz it only connects to 72mb and in 5ghz it only goes up to 150mb. Can it increase? Can you help me?
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] Smeagal192:
The speed is hardware limited, also I would be very surprised if the internet broadband connection is anywhere near even the lowest of the speeds you quoted.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] manos78:
Hi,

With STOCK ROM, compared with my other

Moto G4

(not plus), the

Moto G5+

has less Wifi range.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] NeoandGeo:
I experience virtually no disconnects or range issues using the Magisk Module "Wifi Bonding (Qualcomm)".

Gigabit Fiber connected at 5Ghz | 150Mbps:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] abramq:
Hello,

There is many battery meters, and I have only find one with a graph showing the graph of battery level. Unfortunatelly the max time to watch is 24 hours - to small to watch the battery workind from one load to the next. Added to that, reseting device deletes the graph (so its start from zero again).

Maybe someone would add this feature to his meter? :-) It is nice tool to watch bettery consumtion in different situations.

Best greetings,

RA
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] sunny127:
Mybe you should try getting an app wich shows battery in mAh ...

Like acbPowerMeter.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
Great idea! Hope somebody can write such an app. It would be very useful e.g. for different Radio ROM power consumption comparisons and more.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] abramq:
Looks nice, but...

I like this app, but for me is more interesting to watch battery level in time [0...100%] - more easy to analize, not the used power [mAmp]. Anyway thanks a lot for showing this nice tools!

Best greetings,

RA

EDIT - I can see the max scale is only 24 hours, so not usalbe to watch the full Battery cycle.

MORE - when I close the app - it start counting from zero again...
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Moto G5 Plus's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.

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[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] RozWellZ:
No 4G / LTE

Using RR and Linage 14.1 I haven't gotten 4G /LTE yet, on here trying to do some searching why. And this is the only phone that it i alow tethering for both USB and BlueTooth to share internet with other devices it drops from 3G to 1x.. Not sure if that's Verizon or what but this is new i havent seen this before, I would have thought custom ROMs there would be a way to show it as regular phone data to Verizon.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] epictouch4sho:
Poor LTE connection and cellular standby battery drain with custom ROMs.

I'm also experiencing poor data speeds on all custom ROMs using T-Mobile in SoCal. Only the stock ROM works well for me data wise. Too bad too, the stock ROM has really low speakerphone volume. Makes me want to get a new phone. ?
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] Sahilsinghlodhi:
Average. May be?

I'm using RETIN, and currently living at Russia.

As far as it comes to coverage for supported frequencues its awesome.

Speeds for 3G data are almost around 1-1.9 MBPS.

For 4G I see speeds 2-2.2MBPS, no significant increase as frequency not supported as of Russia.
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] kkn14:
When it works, its fantastic but stability is very poor

I assume its either poor drivers or poor carrier support

I get upto 60mbps easy

Tested in India(Jio,Airtel,Vodafone,Idea) as well as the US (AT&T)
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] Choup17:
Doesn't seem the most stable.

I have tried all big 3 carriers around the metro Detroit area now, and while all have been tolerable, none were/are perfect. I was getting the fastest test speeds on average with MetroPCS to be honest (but it had very limited coverage up north). Cricket Wireless (At&t) honestly maybe was the most consistent with the speed cap they implement being tested all over, but the speed cap got old for the money. And then there's big red "the nations best coverage". I am on Verizon prepaid now and I honestly think it has the most average LTE connection everywhere I go (which maybe isn't always a bad thing?). Verizon is usually working as it should be wherever I am, but I still do get random drops for a second once in a while....and I seem to not be able to speed test as fast as some co-workers with Verizon standing right next to them in the same building. So my final conclusion is I just think the reception from this phone in general may be just average, but hey...it's a $300 phone!

P.S. I am on stock rom 7.0 in the USA (and all test comparisons are real life usage/comparing cellular strength in the battery tab under settings)
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] into_311:
Did you confirm that your APN settings are the same on both ROM's? I know that having wrong APN settings can affect data speeds on AT&T and probably Tmobile also.

---------- Post added at 10:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:22 PM ----------

I get excellent data speeds, when I'm on the right towers with AT&T, some of their network is really bogged down in SoCal. I also roam in Mexico, and along the coast of Baja California, where their networks are built out right and not over-saturated I can easily get upwards of 45+ Mbit up and down! The beauty of having AT&T on a device like this one, I can roam on Movistar, Telcel, and also AT&T Mex when I'm in Mexico. I just wish the US version of this phone had dual-sim. Moto, if you're listening, you need more US models (that support Tmobile's and AT&T new LTE band (12, 71, etc) frequencies they are rolling out, but also dual-sim capabilities).
[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Proper etiquette aside (hint: don't use speakerphone while doing your "business" in a public bathroom), rate this thread to express how you think the Moto G5 Plus's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.

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[Moto G5 Plus Real Life Review] matrixzone:
Are you kidding me? The biggest known bug in this phone. No fix from Moto for the last 5 months. Voice in both earphone and speaker is lowest I have seen. I have used cheap phones, but the loudness in this phone is the lowest. Any Chinese Xiaomi phone will have better volume. Don't buy this phone for voice calls.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Nokia 5, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Nokia 5 is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it. :o

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[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] julian84:
I have it for two days, and it feels great so far.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Benderisas:
Solid 4/5. Has some good things, has some bad ones. Most of the problems can be fixed with software updates, so maybe I will update my rating.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Craig f:
Had the Nokia 5 over a week now, used to have an Iphone 6+ before.

Great screen quality, great build quality.

Does slow down on occasion, but easily solvable by closing a few apps (but its not a Samsung Galaxy s9!)

Overall for a budget device really happy with it!
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're a power user. Can the Nokia 5 keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the Nokia 5. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.

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[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] BladeRunnerA2C:
Two words,

Locked Bootloader
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Would you say that the Nokia 5 is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Nokia 5 exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?

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[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] kennyhkw:
Owned the 5 for a few weeks now. Its slow as hell. stutters when scrolling, just feels laggy for a modern phone. I gave it a 3 as its 'ok' for the money but other wise a 2 compared to anything decent.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] BykuAllmighty:
Agree. Additional 1 GB ram would be useful. Furthermore, here in Poland you can get better phone for less.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] AIPHEE:
Well, it is not very fast for money, but you are paying extra for build quality and support, which is great IMO.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] redweaver:
I agree with [MENTION=3228618]kennyhkw[/MENTION], it's ok for the price range but laggier than I expected it to be
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] terrybradford:
moved recently

I have moved from apple to android recently

I have just been checking the specs of the iphone 6 vs Nokia 5

my nokia 5 is so slow - i thought it was faulty to be honest - I have just run some bench marking tools on it and it is within the realms of what it should be.

It's not a good choice for anyone who is more than a light user, the camera app on oreo is also horrific - trying to slide photo to video or back again is like russian roulette.

so far i'm very disappointed - i'm wondering if dropping it down to 7.2 might improve things ?

owned it for about a month now but can't see me staying with it at present.

I'd score it a generous 2 - it's cheap but I was expecting something solid from nokia, not a porsche with a moped engine.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] ikhsanram:
I love my nokia 5, i've being used it for 3 months, there is no trouble after all and no lag.

oh maybe i used the 3GB ram variant, so it's smooth
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Ashik_salim_:
This phone isn't the fastest. About 30% of the time there are delays between tapping something and an action occurring. But it's performance isn't a laggy mess or anything. It's actually pretty good. It's not incredibly snappy but gaming, editing and pretty much every task runs well without any lag. The camera takes a second or so to open up though.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Ta9480:
Honestly it's pretty slow overall, I'm pretty disappointed. Sometimes it seems like it's almost ok, but sometimes it can really become painfully sluggish.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Munya8:
Lags when unlocking with fingerprint, but otherwise quite snappy. Lag is hardly noticeable and once it happens once, it wont happen for a while after. this is for the 2gb variant

8/10
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
OMG! Kim K posted another selfie with tons of cleavage! Rate this thread to express how quickly apps launch on the Nokia 5. A higher rating indicates that even the most intensive apps launch quickly and without hesitation, even if they are no longer in RAM.

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[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] kennyhkw:
Again laggy and not snappy.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Ta9480:
Not much to say except that launching apps is pretty slow. I's bearable sometimes, but there are moments when it can be pretty bad. It may be a tiny bit better with 8.1, but that might also be placebo.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're busy and don't have time to wait, which is why you need to stop reading this thread and get back to organizing your Pogs. Rate this thread to express how the Nokia 5 performs when multitasking. A higher rating indicates that the Nokia 5 keeps many apps in memory so that they don't need to reload, and that when moving between apps, transitions are smooth and performance is excellent.

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[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] kennyhkw:
ok when multitasking, definitely not fast though. Moto G5 feels snappier.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Benderisas:
RAM management is perfect as far as system, preinstalled apps goes. 3rd party apps are not so good. Although, after update to 7.1.2 average RAM usage decreased from 1.4GB to 1.1GB (I'm talking about overall average, not just system). That's impressive for my eyes. And Android Oreo advertises that it has amazing RAM management. This should be good.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Ta9480:
At least with 8.0 there was a problem with RAM management, sometimes it wouldn't even keep 2 apps in RAM. Restarting the phone would fix it temporarily. After I got 8.1 update I have yet to experience this, so it's possible that it's fixed.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Benderisas:
Lucky you.. I still got it. I've sent ton of feedback to HMD through everywhere. Today I installed April's security update. Will see how this performs.

About the bug, it's random. One second everything works almost ok, another is horrible. It doesn't work > I go for screen recorder > everything works > Turn off screen recorder > nothing works..
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones exhibit choppy scrolling, especially when navigating long web pages when multiple apps are running in the background. Rate this thread to express how you smooth scrolling feels on the Nokia 5 under such conditions. A higher rating indicates that scrolling is always buttery smooth, even when you're reading a 10,000 word article on "how to kiss a girl".

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[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] kennyhkw:
very choppy even on basic web pages.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Ta9480:
It's pretty choppy overall. After the app or page is fully loaded it's not bad, but it takes time.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones are great to take camping because if you play Asphalt 8 long enough, the back warms up to the ideal temperature that can bake bread. Rate this thread to express the extent to which the Nokia 5 stays cool under extended heavy use. A higher rating indicates that even when playing strenuous games for long periods of time, the phone doesn't get uncomfortably warm.

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[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] julian84:
Gets pretty hot while charging.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] spyhunter88:
It's pretty hot but still feel good. I play Sky Force Reloaded while not charging.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] theNabyl:
Have you guys tried charging it with its own charging dock ?
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] kennyhkw:
not as hot as other phones i have owned so heat isn't bad, not enough to worry about anyway.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Ta9480:
Pretty warm while charging, but I think it's normal. While using unplugged had no problems at all.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] BladeRunnerA2C:
Gets pretty hot while charging (yes, with it's original adapter) especially when the battery is below 20% and you plug it in the charger
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Munya8:
Not a good phone if you are trying to roast marshmallows

but i haven't experienced any heat issues. cant even tell the difference between warmth from my hand and warmth from the device
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] ChilledWily:
The heating is normal and not a problem. The heat will lose if you're done charging and unplugged the charger.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] kerdelgreen767:
Recently upgraded to 9.0 and its a bit hotter now during charging and use.

even pops up a warning that i never got on oreo.
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] Mantra96:
What's the performance compared to Oreo? Does it still have ram management issues?

What's the performance compared to Oreo? Does it still have ram management issues?
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] kerdelgreen767:
dont think i encountered the ram management issue but its smoother now .
[Nokia 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the Nokia 5's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.

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