Rumors of buttons on the side is a deal breaker. Anyone else?

[ffejjj]

Back buttons are so much better in my opinion.

It's one thing I miss on my Moto Pure

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[huungryshark]

yeah back buttons and curved screens are excellent browsing experience. maybe go for 6inch OLED, but then no one handed use possible. with 5.5 inch curved it's good.

Also battery life should be at least on par with the flex 2, which is very good. And Fast Charge 2.0 works very well.
QI Wireless charging is not a must but nice to have.

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[1901Madison]

yeah back buttons and curved screens are excellent browsing experience. maybe go for 6inch OLED, but then no one handed use possible. with 5.5 inch curved it's good.

Also battery life should be at least on par with the flex 2, which is very good. And Fast Charge 2.0 works very well.
QI Wireless charging is not a must but nice to have.

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It sounds like the battery will be decreased from 3000 mAh in the LG G4 to 2800 mAh in the G5.

 

[SpookDroid]

And the 'rumor' seems about confirmed... Sure, it's a case listing, but still. These usually get it right.
LG G5 case listing shows a fingerprint sensor on the rear, power and volume buttons on the side | Android Central

 

[huungryshark]

UGH ! Ok I think it's time to stock up one more Flex 2 for 249 and wait patently for it's successor.

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[RandyOhio]

I've had 2 G2s and 2 G4s. No back buttons, no more LG. It's one of the few things that made up for slow updates, few accessories and poor quality. Every time I buy the price plummets AFTER I purchase. Copy everyone else and I'll buy everyone else. At least they might hold their value for a longer period of time.

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[huungryshark]

"few accessories"

oh jeah, I hear ya.

I had to order the LG Quick Cycle Case for my Flex 2 all the way from US to Europe.

It's rarely been seen here but worth the hassle to get it.

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[mc4nam]

No back button and I probably jump to S7...Assuming Camera is as good and at least has SD card slot. I can live without swapping battery

 

[getbretweir]

I don't get the people that say if it doesn't have the rear buttons they'll ditch LG. so what's your alternative? not like there's other phones that have that feature, so you'd be leaving a phone cause it didn't have rear buttons, but you'll be switching to a phone that still doesn't have rear buttons. just doesn't sound very logical. and rear buttons are the only reason you got the G4? personally I prefer side buttons, never warmed up to the rear buttons, but LG would have to dramatically revamp their software for me to consider the G5, no matter where the buttons are.

 

[SpookDroid]

Which is why probably they'd go with another brand. If the defining characteristic of the G4 were the backbuttons and, at least in my opinion, it didn't really trump any other phone in performance and definitely not in interface design, then yeah, it makes sense to just go with a phone that 'does it better'. Sure, the camera was top notch too, but so did a handful of other phones.

 

[mc4nam]

I don't get the people that say if it doesn't have the rear buttons they'll ditch LG. so what's your alternative? not like there's other phones that have that feature, so you'd be leaving a phone cause it didn't have rear buttons, but you'll be switching to a phone that still doesn't have rear buttons. just doesn't sound very logical. and rear buttons are the only reason you got the G4? personally I prefer side buttons, never warmed up to the rear buttons, but LG would have to dramatically revamp their software for me to consider the G5, no matter where the buttons are.

Which is why probably they'd go with another brand. If the defining characteristic of the G4 were the backbuttons and, at least in my opinion, it didn't really trump any other phone in performance and definitely not in interface design, then yeah, it makes sense to just go with a phone that 'does it better'. Sure, the camera was top notch too, but so did a handful of other phones.

Exactly, I jumped from S3 to G2 because of back button. I will thoroughly miss the back button. knock on and knock off will be missed if I leave as well. I did get the boot loop failure on my G4 and don't love the software. Those things will have me shopping around. Waterproof S7 will tempt me to leave but the only thing that has a 90% chance of keeping me from shopping around is LG keeping the back button.

 

[Inders99]

Which is why probably they'd go with another brand. If the defining characteristic of the G4 were the backbuttons and, at least in my opinion, it didn't really trump any other phone in performance and definitely not in interface design, then yeah, it makes sense to just go with a phone that 'does it better'. Sure, the camera was top notch too, but so did a handful of other phones.

Bingo!! The one big differentiator with the LGs is the back buttons, personally if they get rid of them then it's just another phone and I'm in the market for any manufacturer now.

 

[jpilimai]

Bingo!! The one big differentiator with the LGs is the back buttons, personally if they get rid of them then it's just another phone and I'm in the market for any manufacturer now.

Exactly. The G4 has been a great experience for me and I was terribly disappointed with the news of no back button. Hopefully I get 6.0 soon and I can stretch out my phone's life cycle until a worthy successor comes along with back buttons.

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[huungryshark]

I'm buying one more Flex 2

And wait for the Flex 3

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[rdt595]

Side buttons are a step back in my opinion. Seems like they're confused as to who they want to please. They are cutting edge, fresh and different one year and then decide to be run of the mill iPhone Samsung like the next.

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[momo662]

Agree - at first I thought I made a mistake - Buttons on the back??? Now I absolutely LOVE them.

 

[SpookDroid]

I guess they got their user feedback from people like me, who found the back buttons cumbersome and quite uncomfortable. Not sure what's different about my fingers haha but mine did NOT 'fall naturally' there while holding the phone. I ended up with a sore index finger after a few days.

 

[AlphaVictor87]

I guess they got their user feedback from people like me, who found the back buttons cumbersome and quite uncomfortable. Not sure what's different about my fingers haha but mine did NOT 'fall naturally' there while holding the phone. I ended up with a sore index finger after a few days.

This was my thought on the buttons. I picked up my current phone (S6) and my index finger does rest on the back, but nowhere near where the buttons on the G4 would be. I would have to move it to reach the buttons and could see it getting annoying after awhile.

 

[rdt595]

This was my thought on the buttons. I picked up my current phone (S6) and my middle finger does rest on the back, but nowhere near where the buttons on the G4 would be. I would have to move it to reach the buttons and could see it getting annoying after awhile.

I know everybody's hands are different, but I hope you mean index finger. My index finger rests on the volume up button perfectly, with thumb on left and remaining fingers on right. (left handed)

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[AlphaVictor87]

I know everybody's hands are different, but I hope you mean index finger. My index finger rests on the volume up button perfectly, with thumb on left and remaining fingers on right. (left handed)

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Ha yah i did mean index finger