My three disappointments with LG G5

[nickname303]

You must have a dwarf sized thumb then.

If I'm just hovering my thumb over my navigation keys, it rests naturally above the left side of the bar, meaning it takes absolutely zero effort for a right handed user with an average size thumb to just press down on keys more left aligned. To hit the recent key on the right size, I have to bend my thumb before pressing down. So if we're gonna say which is easier, I'm saying it's the way that requires zero effort from my thumb.

If you're left handed, and ignoring that it's just not a logical design to have the back button on the right, then it would make sense that it would be "easier" for you on the right since, if you have a regular, not dwarf sized thumb, your thumb would naturally rest above that right aligned, back key.

But, in all seriousness here, not a single navigation key is easier or harder to press unless you have an unnaturally small thumb or you hold your phone in some unnatural way as to make pressing the other keys more difficult for yourself. It makes no logical sense to have the back key on the right when everything else possible always has "back" somewhere on the left.

It may be understandable that a lefty who wants to defy logic might want it on the right, but not for anyone else who's not a Samsung user or not Chinese since all their phone are backwards. To prefer the button on the right just says to me that you've typically only used Samsung phone so it's a habit now whole every other phone has it on the left (including the Korean LG and the Chinese OnePlus).

Well thanks for insinuating that I have a ridiculously small thumb. Maybe your thumb is ridiculously big? All I can say is that I can reach the right side easier than the left.

 

[TheMarcus]

Well thanks for insinuating that I have a ridiculously small thumb. Maybe your thumb is ridiculously big? All I can say is that I can reach the right side easier than the left.

Dwarf thumb.

 

[Coraya]

Well thanks for insinuating that I have a ridiculously small thumb. Maybe your thumb is ridiculously big? All I can say is that I can reach the right side easier than the left.

I have large hands and I think it's just a natural thing given the right side button is going to be closer to your right thumb. Reaching over sometimes requires your hand positions to change. It happens to me too. I don't know why folks have to be insulting about.

 

[Greedog]

It's been more than 9 months since this was posted.

Is everyone feeling the same way now?

I, personally, would much rather own the G5 than the S7.

In my experience, all the Samsung phones bog down over time. A couple of days ago I counted 54 apps open in the background and it was still running smoothly. You'd never know how many were open unless you make a point to count them as you close them which I do from time to time.

For me there are no disappointments owning this awesome phone. The battery has proven to be really great in spite of the fractionally smaller size. The screen is great out in the sun. I love having an IR Blaster. It doesn't look girly. It's not a fingerprint magnet. The camera setup is the best out there. I'll bet the G5 gets Nougat before Samsung. And the best thing..

It's not a Samsung. Hence. No TouchWiz. Bam!

 

[Greedog]

Ok but I am not sure that makes it any more useful. Does LG have a 4th button as an option?

Actually, I have five buttons configured on my G5.

 

[Norg]

Actually, I have five buttons configured on my G5.

Which buttons are you referring to exactly?

 

[Greedog]

Which buttons are you referring to exactly?

The buttons on the bottom of the screen. Beside the home button. It's the only device I've owned that allows you to configure five.

 

[Greedog]

On the navigation bar at the bottom...

 

[Keith Scott1]

Overall reasonably happy with LG G5 over my Galaxy S4.

One thing I don't like is on the s4 I could activate the voice protocol and dictate a text and send it wile driving, hands free.

Have to actually pull off the road and physically text and send with the G5

 

[Greedog]

Overall reasonably happy with LG G5 over my Galaxy S4.

One thing I don't like is on the s4 I could activate the voice protocol and dictate a text and send it wile driving, hands free.

Have to actually pull off the road and physically text and send with the G5

Can't you just use the "OK Google" send text to.. Voice command? That's what I do.

 

[Norg]

Overall reasonably happy with LG G5 over my Galaxy S4.

One thing I don't like is on the s4 I could activate the voice protocol and dictate a text and send it wile driving, hands free.

Have to actually pull off the road and physically text and send with the G5

I touch the mic button on my keyboard to send voice-to-text messages.