Hello all,
Thought I would post about my experience with the Galaxy s7 and then my new LG G5. I purchased the Gold S7 as soon as it came out. My first unit, would drop calls randomly and the camera was horrible.
The second new replacement unit, the speaker had that crackling sound when you would play any music or youtube video. None of the "fixes" worked.
The third new replacement unit, brought it home and it seemed fine. I was ok with it. Then, I brought up a web browser and noticed a pencil eraser sized dark spot in the screen........
After having to go through store manager, district manager, regional manager at T-Mobile, I exchanged for a new LG G5.
LOVE IT.
For one, it works, no defects. The screen has no spots in it. The camera is 10 times the camera of the S7, I don't care what anyone tells you. The previous Galaxy's had a great camera, the new 12mp STINKS...... You think that picture is good when you take it, except it will NOT focus on anything close up. Also, trying zooming in on the pic you take with the S7, it will pix-elate terribly because of the low MP. The reviews that say it is the best camera out, I have no idea what they are comparing it to. The S6 and Note 5 camera blows it out of the water.
I constantly had people asking me to speak up, etc. on the S7. Not sure if it had something to do with the waterproofing or not, but it was very annoying. The S7 could be a fantastic phone, but in my opinion, it just has too many mechanical issues for me.
Now, PHYSICALLY, the S7 is perfect. It is what ALL phones should be. The LG G5, I have read all the horror stories and seen the pics about the QC of these devices and I was scared. Mine, the gold model from T-Mobile, isn't bad.
It has a couple of places on it that I am not happy about, but they are minor. I know paint from previous automotive experience. This looks to me like they clamped the phone with something, sprayed it, let it dry, then took it off and it has those indentions in the paint and primer. Should they be there? Nope, but worse things could happen for sure.
There is a small gap on the battery tray on one end and flush on the other end, but it is very small and nothing major. I can live with it and you will never notice it with your case on. I am very OCD on phones and even without a case, it doesn't bother me.
The UI/UX is very good. The speed is top notch as well. I really like the phone and if I had to tell anyone to chose between these devices, I would be very comfortable telling you to go with the LG G5. It has THE BEST camera on the market right now.
A couple of final notes. The battery on the G5 is very good. It is not quite as good as the s7, but you will have no trouble going all day on it with heavy usage. The S7, my first unit had mediocre battery life. The next two had superb battery life and is better than the LG. Forget about listening to music on the S7 as the speaker is atrocious. The G5 has a fantastic speaker that you could listen to all day if you want.
If you have any specific questions, please feel free to post and I will answer if I can.
Thought I would post about my experience with the Galaxy s7 and then my new LG G5. I purchased the Gold S7 as soon as it came out. My first unit, would drop calls randomly and the camera was horrible.
The second new replacement unit, the speaker had that crackling sound when you would play any music or youtube video. None of the "fixes" worked.
The third new replacement unit, brought it home and it seemed fine. I was ok with it. Then, I brought up a web browser and noticed a pencil eraser sized dark spot in the screen........
After having to go through store manager, district manager, regional manager at T-Mobile, I exchanged for a new LG G5.
LOVE IT.
For one, it works, no defects. The screen has no spots in it. The camera is 10 times the camera of the S7, I don't care what anyone tells you. The previous Galaxy's had a great camera, the new 12mp STINKS...... You think that picture is good when you take it, except it will NOT focus on anything close up. Also, trying zooming in on the pic you take with the S7, it will pix-elate terribly because of the low MP. The reviews that say it is the best camera out, I have no idea what they are comparing it to. The S6 and Note 5 camera blows it out of the water.
I constantly had people asking me to speak up, etc. on the S7. Not sure if it had something to do with the waterproofing or not, but it was very annoying. The S7 could be a fantastic phone, but in my opinion, it just has too many mechanical issues for me.
Now, PHYSICALLY, the S7 is perfect. It is what ALL phones should be. The LG G5, I have read all the horror stories and seen the pics about the QC of these devices and I was scared. Mine, the gold model from T-Mobile, isn't bad.
It has a couple of places on it that I am not happy about, but they are minor. I know paint from previous automotive experience. This looks to me like they clamped the phone with something, sprayed it, let it dry, then took it off and it has those indentions in the paint and primer. Should they be there? Nope, but worse things could happen for sure.
There is a small gap on the battery tray on one end and flush on the other end, but it is very small and nothing major. I can live with it and you will never notice it with your case on. I am very OCD on phones and even without a case, it doesn't bother me.
The UI/UX is very good. The speed is top notch as well. I really like the phone and if I had to tell anyone to chose between these devices, I would be very comfortable telling you to go with the LG G5. It has THE BEST camera on the market right now.
A couple of final notes. The battery on the G5 is very good. It is not quite as good as the s7, but you will have no trouble going all day on it with heavy usage. The S7, my first unit had mediocre battery life. The next two had superb battery life and is better than the LG. Forget about listening to music on the S7 as the speaker is atrocious. The G5 has a fantastic speaker that you could listen to all day if you want.
If you have any specific questions, please feel free to post and I will answer if I can.