(Sim free) Moto G4 plus, Lg G4/G5 or another?
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Re LG G4 - boot loop only affected earlier ones - from Sept 15 and earlier IIRC. You can check the build date on the phone. Just sold mine easily as it was a later model. They are great phones - really good camera but just a certain not quite premium feel to them.
Replaced mine with a Huawei P9 - really pleased with it, quality build, generally superb camera that's impressed even my unimpressable wife, and I even like the UI. Fingerprint sensor on the back is so fast and accurate that you'd think it wasn't on. Only thing it lacks to the LG G4 is IR blaster and it was good fun being able to operate all the AV boxes from my phone previously!
Edit - forget the recommendation as it is neither a phablet nor <£200!
Replaced mine with a Huawei P9 - really pleased with it, quality build, generally superb camera that's impressed even my unimpressable wife, and I even like the UI. Fingerprint sensor on the back is so fast and accurate that you'd think it wasn't on. Only thing it lacks to the LG G4 is IR blaster and it was good fun being able to operate all the AV boxes from my phone previously!
Edit - forget the recommendation as it is neither a phablet nor <£200!
Edited by tombar on Wednesday 22 February 10:31
tombar said:
Re LG G4 - boot loop only affected earlier ones - from Sept 15 and earlier IIRC. You can check the build date on the phone. Just sold mine easily as it was a later model.
Mine (dual sim version) and a workmates (official UK model) were both supposedly the later models that shouldn't suffer the issue yet both overheated and caused the issue. There are reports of people's repaired phones also suffering. I wasn't lucky enough to be offered a repair my option was to take it in person to the UAE. The risk of buying a grey import I guess.
tombar said:
They are great phones - really good camera but just a certain not quite premium feel to them.
Agreed aside from the failure I liked mine and like you say the camera was excellent not quite as good image quality as the S7 I now have but the focus was much better especially in lower light. I'd not risk another now even if it was free.I've had a Moto G4 Plus for 5 months and it's becoming pretty buggy now.
The most annoying thing when you're listening to music and have changing phone reception (e.g. on a train) the music will sometimes cut out and you get a loud and countinuous beep in your ear. Not pleasant and never experienced anything like that on another phone, haven't found any solutions yet. Happens when using either Spotify or an app playing local files so it's not software related.
The specs do look good but in real world usage it's clearly a cut below the Samsung S, iPhones, etc. Of course it's also much cheaper but I'm sticking to the top tier phones next time.
The most annoying thing when you're listening to music and have changing phone reception (e.g. on a train) the music will sometimes cut out and you get a loud and countinuous beep in your ear. Not pleasant and never experienced anything like that on another phone, haven't found any solutions yet. Happens when using either Spotify or an app playing local files so it's not software related.
The specs do look good but in real world usage it's clearly a cut below the Samsung S, iPhones, etc. Of course it's also much cheaper but I'm sticking to the top tier phones next time.
I will also add that the LG G4 is a fantastic phone when it works. The curve in the back makes it more comfortable to hold than other 5.5" phones. The "tap screen to wake" feature is handy. It's fast, smooth, lovely screen, decent camera (for a phone), removable battery and SD card are great, the leather backs feel nice.
So yes... Lovely when it works.
But it doesn't work. So don't buy one.
Currently using a Moto G4 while waiting for my LG G4 to get repaired (I'm going to sell it before warranty expires). The Moto G4 is great for the price. Not quite as nice to use as the LG G4, but it works well, doesn't feel cheap and it's a lot of phone for the money.
So yes... Lovely when it works.
But it doesn't work. So don't buy one.
Currently using a Moto G4 while waiting for my LG G4 to get repaired (I'm going to sell it before warranty expires). The Moto G4 is great for the price. Not quite as nice to use as the LG G4, but it works well, doesn't feel cheap and it's a lot of phone for the money.
Foliage said:
I was going to mention this, or the Nokia 5, both seem like good devices and almost stock Android.This arrived in my feed today, It might be of interest
http://www.johnlewis.com/moto-z-smartphone-android...
http://www.johnlewis.com/moto-z-smartphone-android...
kevinf said:
This arrived in my feed today, It might be of interest
http://www.johnlewis.com/moto-z-smartphone-android...
Out of stock unfortunately. I saw this when it appeared on Hot UK Deals on Friday but they ran out of stock yesterday I think.http://www.johnlewis.com/moto-z-smartphone-android...
I contemplated going for it but most reviews suggested you needed the battery pack/Moto Mod to give it acceptable battery life. Once you've coughed up 50 odd quid for that you are not far off the price of a OnePlus 3T.
Some interesting phones announced over the weekend, I'm looking to replace my Xperia Z3 but it's not urgent. Quite fancy the look of the LG G6 but they need to pitch the price sensibly (i.e. at least £100 cheaper than the rumoured £650 Galaxy S8) and make sure there are none of the issues that affected the G3 and G4. The new Xperias look nice but the large bezels will make them seem rather out-dated very quickly I think.
I'm waiting to see what happens when the G5 and G5 plus come out - I'm hoping it'll push prices down on the older generation. Could be an interesting decision to make then - the G5 has a slightly smaller screen (5.2 inches) in exchange for what is reportedly an upgraded camera - similar specs as the S7. Hope it gets RAW shooting.
With discount codes the 64GB G4 Plus with 4GB RAM is currently coming in at £234 which seems pretty reasonable - if the G5 pushes that below £200 I'll be sorely tempted to go for it. But the camera on the G5 Plus could tempt me too - the sample snaps I've seen look very good.
OP, how come you're looking at the Plus version of the G4 though? It's fundamentally the same phone as the G4 but with a better camera. At the basic end of the spec list the screen, CPU and RAM are identical - you're paying more for the camera, which from what you've posted doesn't seem to be a priority?
Side note: can someone explain the obsession with fingerprint scanners to me? It costs £20 for a cheap, reliable activity tracker like the Mi Band 2 - which once added as a trusted device means your phone is unlocked whenever it's within BT range anyway, which to me serves a better purpose. I seem to notice more notifications from that setup too - those two factors are the only reason I have one, I'm not interested in the step counting/HR nonsense where I can pretend I've burned off 5 pies walking to work etc.
With discount codes the 64GB G4 Plus with 4GB RAM is currently coming in at £234 which seems pretty reasonable - if the G5 pushes that below £200 I'll be sorely tempted to go for it. But the camera on the G5 Plus could tempt me too - the sample snaps I've seen look very good.
OP, how come you're looking at the Plus version of the G4 though? It's fundamentally the same phone as the G4 but with a better camera. At the basic end of the spec list the screen, CPU and RAM are identical - you're paying more for the camera, which from what you've posted doesn't seem to be a priority?
Side note: can someone explain the obsession with fingerprint scanners to me? It costs £20 for a cheap, reliable activity tracker like the Mi Band 2 - which once added as a trusted device means your phone is unlocked whenever it's within BT range anyway, which to me serves a better purpose. I seem to notice more notifications from that setup too - those two factors are the only reason I have one, I'm not interested in the step counting/HR nonsense where I can pretend I've burned off 5 pies walking to work etc.
Edited by tenohfive on Saturday 4th March 10:59
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