LG G4: A Concise Review After Five Days (Model H815)

[dpham00]

Nice review Murph! Looks like you could use a trade for a Verizon model to better serve you.

There are multiple people here who would like that

Sent from my LG G4

 

[Murph5150]

If Verizon or when Verizon sells this, I probably will exchange the model.

I knew a quick charger was available, but I was referring to what came in the box. It are the additional costs that can be irritating.

The G3/G4 showdown, to me, is too close a call for me, if I was the consumer. Albeit I had issues with the G3, but if reliability never came into question, I'd have a difficult time justifying a 3 to 4 upgrade.

NEW FACT: Last night I fell asleep and forgot to charge my phones. This is what I woke up to -

Turbo: 66% battery remaining
LG G4: 96% battery remaining

11 hours of stand-by and with both phones at 100% the G4 only dropped 4%. I'm very impressed.

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[MDMcAtee]

If Verizon or when Verizon sells this, I probably will exchange the model.

I knew a quick charger was available, but I was referring to what came in the box. It are the additional costs that can be irritating.

The G3/G4 showdown, to me, is too close a call for me, if I was the consumer. Albeit I had issues with the G3, but if reliability never came into question, I'd have a difficult time justifying a 3 to 4 upgrade.

NEW FACT: Last night I fell asleep and forgot to charge my phones. This is what I woke up to -

Turbo: 66% battery remaining
LG G4: 96% battery remaining

11 hours of stand-by and with both phones at 100% the G4 only dropped 4%. I'm very impressed.

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Did you ever get that with your g3?

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[DoyouFanBoyBro]

This is the third instance where i've seen people mention the standby time, especially at night.

this really EXCITES me because that's one thing i loved about iPhones.. going to sleep with it not plugged in and waking up to it only losing a few % points..

Can't wait till my G4 comes in

 

[DoyouFanBoyBro]

Btw I have the DROID Turbo fast charger, i'll try mine out on my G4 and let everyone know

 

[erwaso]

I can't substantiate the durability of the G4, but in comparison to the Turbo, I feel the design is more fragile than the Turbo. If the propensity of you dropping the phone or in some other way breaching its integrity, a case may be very much worthwhile. I'm a desk jockey so I've never used a protective case.

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The heavy weight doesn't help at all either, I feel like it would drop faster than other phones and hit the ground harder, definitely breaking something haha.

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[erwaso]

If Verizon or when Verizon sells this, I probably will exchange the model.

I knew a quick charger was available, but I was referring to what came in the box. It are the additional costs that can be irritating.

The G3/G4 showdown, to me, is too close a call for me, if I was the consumer. Albeit I had issues with the G3, but if reliability never came into question, I'd have a difficult time justifying a 3 to 4 upgrade.

NEW FACT: Last night I fell asleep and forgot to charge my phones. This is what I woke up to -

Turbo: 66% battery remaining
LG G4: 96% battery remaining

11 hours of stand-by and with both phones at 100% the G4 only dropped 4%. I'm very impressed.

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Funny. I just made a note that my G4 dropped 4% overnight with about 6 apps running and my game play was still paused at the same spot.

This phone is awesome. My G3 would've lost a bit more and reset the game.

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[Murph5150]

The heavy weight doesn't help at all either, I feel like it would drop faster than other phones and hit the ground harder, definitely breaking something haha.

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The ballistic nylon design actually makes the hand/phone grip pretty solid. There isn't anything that worries me about dropping it because of the gnarly rear. It is indeed heavier.

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[Murph5150]

Did you ever get that with your g3?

Posted via the Android Central App from my HTC m8 till my LG g4 comes in.

No, not results this impressive. The G3 did go through more juice than the G4. I'd say the 3/4 difference is pretty significant.

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[Murph5150]

Btw I have the DROID Turbo fast charger, i'll try mine out on my G4 and let everyone know

Just remember the SIM cards are different in size. I was going to take my Turbo SIM and put it in the G4, but the Turbo uses the smaller SIM.

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[Paul627g]

It is an incredible device isn't it? Having the LG G3 already then getting this my worries were killed off when I saw how well LG did with the G4 and retained or improved in many areas.

I'm currently running mine on the AT&T Go Phone pre paid plan and after spending the last 10 years on Sprint its been a nice experience having a solid network with a new phone to boot.

 

[GrooveRite]

LG has implemented standby better than anyone else since I've had my G3! Don't understand why others can't do the same.

 

[tardus]

Just remember the SIM cards are different in size. I was going to take my Turbo SIM and put it in the G4, but the Turbo uses the smaller SIM.

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Someone here carefully positioned the nano Sim and it worked in the g4. But a high quality adapter is the way to go. And new micro Sim best.

 

[Murph5150]

LG has implemented standby better than anyone else since I've had my G3! Don't understand why others can't do the same.

I think that's why LG chose the 808 SoC over the 810. The 810 has received mixed reviews. The 808, in my opinion, hasn't been out long enough to judge, but I'm sure LG did their due diligence testing the 808 and 810.

I'm not savvy in programming, computer language, computer science, etc so I'm not sure how and why they went with the 808, but I assure you, energy conservation and a lag-free home screen are about as good as it gets, to today's standards.

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[Murph5150]

Someone here carefully positioned the nano Sim and it worked in the g4. But a high quality adapter is the way to go. And new micro Sim best.

I'm the kind of guy that has the cable installer come to my house. I bring my laptop to computer repair facilities. I do this because I always seem to screw something up! My confidence in these things working after I personally do it is low. I thought having an education focused around engineering and physics may make me more proficient at this stuff, but nope, it didn't. So I handed the phone to the T-Mobile rep and told her to activate it and assign it a number. She struggled with the VPN settings but a more tenured associate helped her with that.

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[tardus]

I'm the kind of guy that has the cable installer come to my house. I bring my laptop to computer repair facilities. I do this because I always seem to screw something up! My confidence in these things working after I personally do it is low. I thought having an education focused around engineering and physics may make me more proficient at this stuff, but nope, it didn't. So I handed the phone to the T-Mobile rep and told her to activate it and assign it a number. She struggled with the VPN settings but a more tenured associate helped her with that.

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Yeah I would not use the nano sim without the adaptor and don't recommend it. But interesting someone here did it and it worked second try since it is a drawer - just slides in. You could have put in the APN info - one setting, trust me , but better they did it.

 

[tardus]

I think that's why LG chose the 808 SoC over the 810. The 810 has received mixed reviews. The 808, in my opinion, hasn't been out long enough to judge, but I'm sure LG did their due diligence testing the 808 and 810.

I'm not savvy in programming, computer language, computer science, etc so I'm not sure how and why they went with the 808, but I assure you, energy conservation and a lag-free home screen are about as good as it gets, to today's standards.

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Also the 810 is a HOT processor (kinetically ).

 

[erasat]

LG has implemented standby better than anyone else since I've had my G3! Don't understand why others can't do the same.

Close but that title goes to Sony, at least with their Xperia Z3 devices, but yes LG has also done a wonderful work.

 

[Duncan1982]

It is an incredible device isn't it? Having the LG G3 already then getting this my worries were killed off when I saw how well LG did with the G4 and retained or improved in many areas.

I'm currently running mine on the AT&T Go Phone pre paid plan and after spending the last 10 years on Sprint its been a nice experience having a solid network with a new phone to boot.

I was impressed by the G3 and its form, a few niggles but otherwise a great device, with the G4 in many area's like the performance, battery, Screen & camera i wont be shy to say its outstanding

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[anon(5630457)]

The battery sounds great; however, a phone with a 3900 mAh battery shouldn't be compared to a phone with a 3000 mAh battery.

JMHO.

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