OK I'll admit it, the G5 is a complete fail

[Mike Dee]

The best part about the whole module thing is the battery. I could care less if I ever put a module on it but if the time come that I need a second battery I can surely put one in.

The other good thing about the module is it makes it easier to repair, especially the charging port. The port can replaced or you can probably just buy a new chin or even get used one. Makes the rest of the phone easier to repair also.

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[Shad C1]

I have a G5 after coming from a iPhone 6, then a S6 and I personally love it ^_^

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[erwaso]

If it didn't have the modules (nor friends) but a regular removable back, would it still be a fail? Why?

 

[vansmack]

The non edge is $120 cheaper and that's closer to the g5. So the price isn't a competitor point. And the gs7 is still waterproof and had wireless charging.

Too small for me. I tried the GS7 first and coming from a 5.5" screen, I struggled with the 5.1" screen. When I tried the GS7E the screen size was nice, but I couldn't justify the price over the G5, who's screen I felt wise fine.

It's all about personal preference, and the G5 is the right mix of screen size and price for me.

 

[sfla99]

I'll bite:

GS7E = $780
G5 = $630

I didn't think .2", water resistance and wireless charging were worth $150.

I'll hold off on the HTC because I haven't used it yet.

$650 for regular S7

 

[20degrees]

The GS7 doesn't have a removable battery or USB C. It all depends on what works for you.

Ok. And the G5 isn't waterproof and doesn't have wireless charging...

 

[IBJammin]

Lol. How can it not stack up to a phone that isn't even in the wild yet?

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[gendo667]

Ok. And the G5 isn't waterproof and doesn't have wireless charging...

Dude, you responded to my response from where you said this the first time.

I'm just saying it's a different set of options. Options are good. A different set of options give people choice. Choice is good. It gives company's methods of marketing to differentiate themselves for the competition. It's just a different phone, an option.

 

[udnh]

Lol. How can it not stack up to a phone that isn't even in the wild yet?

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I don't see what is wrong with that. Are we not able to form an opinion based on specs and first impressions?

 

[ArtificiallyYours]

It's the only NEW LG phone aside from the V10 that does ANYTHING different.

I strongly dislike the G5 TV commercials with the random stunts and hipster music, but I can applaud it for actually standing out in design. Give it time... Not many modular smartphones exist, case makers could bring something fantastic to the table. Once Google ATAP actually releases their modular ARA device to the public (whether or not you believe so, does not affect me one bit), LG will already have an improved G6 with better modules... Competition, innovation.

 

[collyesta]

Yea, I think it's important to give the LG some time to improve things. In my opinion, when samsung tried something new with the s6, it didn't really work since there were too many features missing: ram management wasn't good and battery life was dreadful, no sd card... Overall one could say the s6 was a fail, but now with the s7 they improved so much! Perhaps the same will happen with the G5. The G6 (or even the V11) might fix many of the problems and as technology develops this modular way of doing things might actually kick off and thus hopefully be perfected and actually made useful.

 

[Mike Dee]

It's the only NEW LG phone aside from the V10 that does ANYTHING different.

I strongly dislike the G5 TV commercials with the random stunts and hipster music, but I can applaud it for actually standing out in design. Give it time... Not many modular smartphones exist, case makers could bring something fantastic to the table. Once Google ATAP actually releases their modular ARA device to the public (whether or not you believe so, does not affect me one bit), LG will already have an improved G6 with better modules... Competition, innovation.

I remember having a case that split into two.....top and bottom

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[IBJammin]

You can say that you prefer certain features certainly. You can say water proofing is more important to me than a replaceable battery. But it's kinda silly to say phone A is clearly superior to phone B by looking at promo material. What's even funnier is that when you're talking HTC 10 it's the same screen technology, same processor, same amount of RAM. How are you making a decision about performance without using both?

Opinions are fine when qualified as such. Definitive blanket statements based on no real data other than a spec sheet when so many of the variables are the same is comical.

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[Robynsnest]

Ok. And the G5 isn't waterproof and doesn't have wireless charging...

The S7 is NOT waterproof. check your facts. And good luck getting Samsung to warranty one with water damage.

 

[Golfdriver97]

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[DJCBS]

I was an LG fan coming from a G3 originally.... But not so sure now. Sammy is not an option for me.

I'm still an LG fan but the likelihood of me ever buying LG a phone again is almost none. The G4 already proved to be a hardware nightmare with software that was barely bearable. The G5, with all the reported quality problems already at launch to go along the worst Android UI of all (well, apart from those Chinese iPhone-rip offs) is just too much.

Samsung was never an option for me...until the G4 cut the remaining options. I ended up getting an S7 and I have to tell you, from someone who has hated Samsung almost as much as Apple these last few years, the S7 has surprised me quite positively. Will it turn me into a Samsung fanboy? Absolutely not. But I honestly have no issues recommending the S7 to a friend. It's pretty much the first Samsung phone I don't mind recommending.

 

[barondebxl]

I love how people that don't even have the phone call it a fail. This phone completely blows my old g4 out of the water in performance and thats without even getting remotely warm unlike the G4. The v10 was definitely a step up from the G4 (I had them both) but it was heavy and the AOD at the top made the form factor so much taller than it needed to be. I'm not saying the phone is perfect but it performs MUCH better than its predecessors.

With all due respect, the G4 was crappy in performance so the G5 beating it is not only expected, but it's super easy to do. With that being said I don't think the G5 is a complete fail but i think they clearly don't have the best flagship this year. Neither did they last year too.

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

I don't think the G5 is a complete 100% failure.

But I think they stumbled quite a bit with this one as I feel that they focused too much on the modules (which are still more of a gimmick right now and has an uncertain future) and didn't really focus all that much on the core experience.

 

[Ed Briggs]

Phone is fine for me. It let's me watch youtube, netflix, hulu, makes calls and texts.

For that matter, a $25 Moto E will do the same. Sure the camera isn't in the same league, but even cheap smartphones will do all the things you mentioned. I will never again pay more than $300 for a phone. $700 is insane.

 

[Zade Hamam]

I have a g5 in hand, I love it, also almost everyone wether it be online or in real life who has a g5 (besides reviewers) love it. I didn't buy it for modularity, its just a bonus. And why does it get more hate for a metal desgin than the g4 did for plastic? Also, its faster than the s7 throughout the ui but still seen as a failure... Odd, right? Ps: Who honestly take looks over functionality, really guys