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LG can shut down their mobile division.. the bootloop issue is pissing lots of people off in GSM Arena. Their G5 gonna flop, the battery life is horrible and the unknown "sudden death" of their motherboard. It might happen in G5 again. :s13:

You can have the greatest camera in the world. It means nothing if your hardware is gonna break down 6 months down the road..

LG mobile division's problems is considered peanuts to what Hyundai is facing now.

Sadly, no recalls initiated by these Korean companies over their faulty products.

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yes. i discussed with the technician over the phone on this matter.

the phone can still charge fast but the touchscreen input may get a bit wonky

Does the "LCD power draw" explanation make sense to you?
 

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update from LG service centre, they have confirmed that after last week when i replaced my LCD with image retention with a new LCD, that LCD belongs to a newer batch whose power draw renders it no longer compatible with the valore 2.1A charger that I used.

Guess I'll just keep that charger at home for charging powerbanks in future and hunt for some other brand whose amperage level is closer to the 1.8 that LG uses for the V10.


lol lucky I didnt buy too many of those valore ones cos challenger has them on 1 for 1 discount and its very easy to get suckered in

That mean any quick charge 2.0 charger will not be compatible? Since the current will be more than 1.8A

Sound like *** to me when G4 support quick charge 2.0
 
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That mean any quick charge 2.0 charger will not be compatible? Since the current will be more than 1.8A

Sound like ******** to me when G4 support quick charge 2.0

the one used by the V10 is actually exactly 1.8 amps. The thing i i dont have a collection of dfferent brands of QC chargers on hand, so i cant speak for compatibility, I can only say that the valore charger from challenger will mess with your touchscreen input if you use the phone while plugged into it. It's a very specific case and I cant comment does it apply to other 2A chargers.

the thing about whether a phone "supports" something is very tricky, and there's actually no universal standard for fast charging (you cant just look at the amp and voltage). For example I tried my dad's Samsung adaptive fast charger on the G4 before and it doesnt work. End of the day it's a matter of whatever phone you use, whatever cable you use, and the charger itself, and if youre lucky all play nice with each other and dont fry your hardware like benson leung and his poor chrome book.

We still have to remember that LG (as well as other companies) can still do their own thing and not necessarily offer support for 'everything', Like in MM you see there's no adoptable storage on the G4 (and S7) even though its a basic MM feature.

And from the customer support perspective (and this applies to every company), they will ultimately still heck care if you show them some 3rd party thing and ask them how come suppose to work but in reality cannot work. I got this response from them before when I asked about why MM has so much issues with 3rd party apps writing to SD on the G4, when MM clearly used the same Storage Access Framework as the past (and it is there in the G4 and I used it to grant the permissions)

Thank you for taking time to feedback to us regarding the issue you faced after updating to Android 6.0 (MOS).
Our software team has confirmed that the issue is caused by the third party apps not having the required permission to write on the SD card.
It could be possible the third party apps are not fully optimized for use on MOS and as such, lack some permission to operate properly on the SD card.
You would need to wait for the app developers to update their apps to optimize for use on MOS. In the meantime, we would advise you to use the default camera and file manager app.

Thank you and have a nice day ahead.

Ive used android for 4 years and what I realise is all these kind of issue with 3rd party app support, a lot of it amounts to proprietary stuff that sits on the different phones, especially anything that involves the software interacting with the hardware (camera, mic etc).

For example all my 3rd party camera apps on my Xiaomi Mi4i cant have their shutter sound disabled, even those apps that have the toggle, if you off it, there will still be shutter sound, Likewise on the G4, none of my 3rd party camera apps (not even google camera) can shoot HDR


The upcoming nightmare is going to be USB type C. The G5 is LG's first USB type C device, and every company is taking their first steps too. Who knows what works, and who knows what doesnt...
 
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mobo changed due to bootloop in Dec and bootloop again 2 weeks ago.. Sent in on Monday and ready for collection on sat. No confidence to buy G5...
 

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That mean any quick charge 2.0 charger will not be compatible? Since the current will be more than 1.8A

Sound like *** to me when G4 support quick charge 2.0

they quoted alot of function in the specification..but the phone doesnt really have that function...

at first they spec the phone have 1080p@60fps but in the end the phone doesnt support it.

now this quick charge 2.0..infact just 1.8.

this is kinda screw up.

same with G5..the spec mention 1080@60fps..but the review say it doesnt support in real life
 

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LG can shut down their mobile division.. the bootloop issue is pissing lots of people off in GSM Arena. Their G5 gonna flop, the battery life is horrible and the unknown "sudden death" of their motherboard. It might happen in G5 again. :s13:

You can have the greatest camera in the world. It means nothing if your hardware is gonna break down 6 months down the road..

I kena. Lost everything, including my newborn's photos and videos. Never going to trust LG again.
 

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now this quick charge 2.0..infact just 1.8.

this is kinda screw up.

Don't confuse Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 ( which is a standard) with the V10 charger's 1.8A output (which is talking about electrical current)
 

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mobo changed due to bootloop in Dec and bootloop again 2 weeks ago.. Sent in on Monday and ready for collection on sat. No confidence to buy G5...
This is bad. Don't even have confidence in my current g4 liao...

The thing is... My phone has a big physical defect. Dropped it on the floor. Don't know how to sell man...
 

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LG can shut down their mobile division.. the bootloop issue is pissing lots of people off in GSM Arena. Their G5 gonna flop, the battery life is horrible and the unknown "sudden death" of their motherboard. It might happen in G5 again. :s13:

You can have the greatest camera in the world. It means nothing if your hardware is gonna break down 6 months down the road..

i agree. and soon huawei P9 will reign supreme.
 

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I'm not sure if I will be purchasing LG phone again.. I used to own Nexus 4/5 before G4 and they will good but nw..

I doubt I will buy a China brand phone so my next phone will likely will be a Samsung/iphone
 

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mine replaced mobo yesterday~....so far so good...will need test further...

When replaced motherboard. Issit everythjng is gone. If all my stuff gone. I rather jump ship to s7 edge

My g3 died less than a year. My g4 died in less than 9 months
 

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I'm not sure if I will be purchasing LG phone again.. I used to own Nexus 4/5 before G4 and they will good but nw..

I doubt I will buy a China brand phone so my next phone will likely will be a Samsung/iphone

How about upcoming HTC 10?
 

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Indeed! Huawei is gonna beat LG into submission! :s13:

I am pinning all my hopes in Huawei P9 for its dedicated blackwhite optics and superb bokeh and adjustable f stop. Its is real metal instead of LG very thick primer coating with metallic paint. The gray colored primer is so unsightly if G5 got scatched.

Too bad I find the exposure on Galaxy S7 cannot be adjusted directly and is dependent on other settings. F stop 1.7 is only marginally better than LG.

Huawei P9 will be my next phone.
 

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If you looking for good quality sound, yes HTC. Otherwise their camera only average at best.

Huawei P9 partner with Leica should triumph in the camera department.

Yeah, but so far the leaks from XDA say the 10's camera is fantastic in low light and pretty good in daylight. Hope it's true.
 
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