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Phones LG G4 Phone
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Had a chance to play around with the G4 today at BB. Very nice phone. super responsive. Great feel in the hand very balanced and light. It feels more narrow than the G3 but not sure. But have to say that LG skin is bad.......i will be using Nova right out of the box. The G4 as with the G3 has great screen utilization.
I did not care for the slight flex and the one on display I saw the screen was washed out.
I once had a LG smartphone (b4 my 4S) and, it was durable. As my first phone, at a hotel, I left it in my bed and, it was taken by the maids and, accidentally put it through the washer. However, upon reviewing the phone back from the hotel, it turned on and, showed no signs of water damage! The concierge, my parents, and even I were shocked at the outcome!
Now, after having a 4S, I would like to give Android another try. The LG G4 to me, is a shining star. It has a removable battery and a SD card (rare today).
My only question is did they drop the fingerprint scanner?
Now, after having a 4S, I would like to give Android another try. The LG G4 to me, is a shining star. It has a removable battery and a SD card (rare today).
My only question is did they drop the fingerprint scanner?
Don't believe the G2 or G3 had a fingerprint scanner so neither has the G4 so they haven't dropped it exactly.
If you do get it don't forget to post your hands on experience with itOw we'll (both of them do not but), besides that, (it could come with the LG G5) I am still exited. (I could go S5 and call it a day but, swipe to unlock is a pain)
Also, since the G4 has most of the features I want, it currently is a winner!
It's much more forgiving since the last update pushed out by AT&T.
RAM manager would sometimes reload the touchwiz home screen and animations when I first got the S6. Since the update it hasn't happened once.
And there's about a 5% increase in battery life in unscientific results.
Just looked it up and, as it turns out, The LG G4 shares the same SIM Card size as my 4S. Thus, I´ll be a great candidate for being the "Guinea Pig". I'll be getting mine in 2 weeks so, I'll keep you all posted on my daily experiences with the phone. I'll also test out the leather and the plastic backs to get the full phone experience!
here are some of the specs I found about the phone:
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g4-6901.php
here are some of the specs I found about the phone:
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g4-6901.php
I've had this phone since May 28th and I'm really loving it. Tap to wake and lock is awesome and it will be something I miss if I leave this phone. Battery life has been decent. Much better than my S6. Camera is right on par with my S6. If anyone has any questions let me know. I have the brown leather T-Mobile version.
Can you give any more info on the battery life? Like SOT numbers? How did you like the LG skin? Did you go to Nova or another launcher? Thanks!
I get mine on Thursday!
im still over here debating what will be my secondary device, I am strongly leaning towards the G4 because I am hearing nothing but good reviews on the device.
Can you give any more info on the battery life? Like SOT numbers? How did you like the LG skin? Did you go to Nova or another launcher? Thanks!
I'm getting about 4.5-5 hours SoT without making any drastic changes to settings. I've disabled bloat but that's about it. The standby time on the G4 is almost iPhone-like. Much different than my S6.
The LG skin actually isn't bad but I'm rotating between Nova and Google Now. Tap to wake and sleep still works no matter the launcher (but you must tap the status bar to lock if using 3rd party launcher).
I can't take any photos right now since it's the only phone I have but I'll try later. It is close to the pictures but I'd say it's a slight bit darker/redder in real life than in most photos I've seen.
Here's my thoughts on the phone! I've had it for over a week! Pictures are included!
Can you comment on the browsing experience (especially how smooth or laggy scrolling is) on both phones? I went to check out the S6 at my local T-mobile store the other day and I was pretty disappointed in the browser UI performance in both Chrome and the stock browser compared to my Nexus 5. What has your experience been with the G4 vs the S6?
Also as someone on T-mobile do you notice signal strength being significantly better on either phone?
Thanks in advance!
