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Switching from s6 or s6 edge

Anyone here came to the G4 from the s6 or s6 edge? I have the s6 edge but the battery life is a crazy turn off. The phone overall is wonderful but at the end, I need something that I don't have to charge 3 times a day. Thinking about picking up the h815 to use in cricket in the US (att mvno) but might hold til an update to 5.1.1 that fixes the battery life and multi tasking according to the tmobile 5.1.1 leak.

I had the s6 edge and sold it to get the G4 with T-Mobile.
The S6 edge was laggy and the battery was horrible.
I like the G4 much better.

How's the battery life? My edge isn't laggy really. Heavy lag I only see it on chrome when browsing pages with heavy ads. But system and other apps don't really lag. Even Facebook doesn't lag. Any other input would be greatly appreciated

I had gs6 and its a great phone .feels slippery .Got leather g4 and feels better in hand.speaker sounds a bit louder and better than gs6. Will let you know how's battery life later today
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Interested in this as well. I read that battery life is neck and neck and I can only see it improving on the s6 with the cell reception fix with 5.1.
Other than that I really don't know what to choose and that exynos is looking really sexy compared to the snapdragon

I have the S6 Edge and G4 on Tmobile. Battery does seem to be neck and neck which isn't bad since the G4 has a bigger screen and bigger battery. The G4 does have SOME quick charging, just not as quick as the S6. 1 hour charge on s6, 1 hour 30 min on G4. The G4 does win out because it has a replaceable battery so I can go from 0 to 100 battery in about 15 seconds.
The camera on the G4 so far trounces the S6. I posted 25 comparison photos I took yesterday in a different thread. The S6 just doesn't come close. Mind you, I thought the S6 was the best camera on an android phone I ever used....until I got the G4. I do wish G4 would let you auto launch the camera from anywhere if you double press the vol down like the S6 has with the home button.
The S6 does get brighter than the G4. Specially noticeable when you're outside. The S6 has a special super brightness mode that it turns on when you're out in the sun. The S6 also has more video/camera modes than the G4. Such as the wide angle selfie, slo/fast motion video, photosphere, etc. I do find myself missing those on the G4 but I can always get 3d party camera apps to do that.
Performance wise, I really don't notice that much of a difference. I am running 5.1.1 on the S6 which removes the memory leak bug that was present so it isn't as laggy. If the phones aren't side to side then it's hard to tell that the S6 is faster than the G4. The G4 definitely doesn't feel laggy.

robamacaf said:
I have the S6 Edge and G4 on Tmobile. Battery does seem to be neck and neck which isn't bad since the G4 has a bigger screen and bigger battery. The G4 does have SOME quick charging, just not as quick as the S6. 1 hour charge on s6, 1 hour 30 min on G4. The G4 does win out because it has a replaceable battery so I can go from 0 to 100 battery in about 15 seconds.
The camera on the G4 so far trounces the S6. I posted 25 comparison photos I took yesterday in a different thread. The S6 just doesn't come close. Mind you, I thought the S6 was the best camera on an android phone I ever used....until I got the G4. I do wish G4 would let you auto launch the camera from anywhere if you double press the vol down like the S6 has with the home button.
The S6 does get brighter than the G4. Specially noticeable when you're outside. The S6 has a special super brightness mode that it turns on when you're out in the sun. The S6 also has more video/camera modes than the G4. Such as the wide angle selfie, slo/fast motion video, photosphere, etc. I do find myself missing those on the G4 but I can always get 3d party camera apps to do that.
Performance wise, I really don't notice that much of a difference. I am running 5.1.1 on the S6 which removes the memory leak bug that was present so it isn't as laggy. If the phones aren't side to side then it's hard to tell that the S6 is faster than the G4. The G4 definitely doesn't feel laggy.
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You CAN change the double tap feature to just open the camera rather than auto taking a picture
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Dennisg34 said:
You CAN change the double tap feature to just open the camera rather than auto taking a picture
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My problem wasn't this. On the s6 you can double tap the home button twice no matter where you are and it goes to camera. On the G4, you can only launch camera with volume button when the screen is off

How does the build quality on the G4 compare to the S6?
Does it have a better speaker than the S6 which I've never been that impressed by on the S6?

robamacaf said:
My problem wasn't this. On the s6 you can double tap the home button twice no matter where you are and it goes to camera. On the G4, you can only launch camera with volume button when the screen is off
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Try this app. I haven't tested it with the G4, but it works great with the S6 and other phones. I don't know if it supports double-tap for hardware keys, but it supports long press.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures

I prefer the LG G4, as the s6 screen is very poor. Whites are very warm. I prefer the cooler colours of the G4. The interface is better with the G4 too. The only problem I have with the LG G4 is the back covering, the leather feels very cheap. Too cheap. Its very rough and hard, not soft leather which I was expecting. The Build quality of the s6 is far superior. Well excluding the home button which feels cheap, even if it does have a finger print reader.
I haven't felt the plastic back cover of the G4. If its similar to the G3, its pretty good. Now I need to decide if I should go for the G4... Decisions!!

Here is the interesting thing. The S6 moved the speaker from the back to the bottom, and it was quite a bit louder. The G4 still has the speaker on the back but it is louder than the bottom speaker S6, to the point I have to keep my volume down being notifications are blistering loud. It's not as loud as front facing HTC M9, but it's louder than the S6

When will people understand the battery issues are related to Android 5.0 and not the phone itself.
The Nexus 6 when initially release had terrible battery battery life and it ran Android 5.0 but when 5.1 was released battery life drastically improve

shook187 said:
When will people understand the battery issues are related to Android 5.0 and not the phone itself.
The Nexus 6 when initially release had terrible battery battery life and it ran Android 5.0 but when 5.1 was released battery life drastically improve
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I never felt that the Nexus 6 had that bad battery life on 5, though it certainly did improve on 5.1.

shook187 said:
When will people understand the battery issues are related to Android 5.0 and not the phone itself.
The Nexus 6 when initially release had terrible battery battery life and it ran Android 5.0 but when 5.1 was released battery life drastically improve
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Because we have lollipop 5.0 on multiple devices without bad battery life. I'm sure it has something to do with it..but with so many devices on 5.0 with good battery (lot of them being Samsung devices) I refuse to believe it's not at least somewhat Sammys fault.
They removed no bloat, only a few select features that I like. It's still loaded with crap. The s6 is nice, but I'm gonna try the g4.

Rippley05 said:
Because we have lollipop 5.0 on multiple devices without bad battery life. I'm sure it has something to do with it..but with so many devices on 5.0 with good battery (lot of them being Samsung devices) I refuse to believe it's not at least somewhat Sammys fault.
They removed no bloat, only a few select features that I like. It's still loaded with crap. The s6 is nice, but I'm gonna try the g4.
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I dispute that my S6 has far less junk software items on it than my S3 did.

So I compared my s6 to the best buy display g4. Granted my s6 is full of verizon crap and the g4 was not..but there was no immediate difference in the speed/smoothness category.
They both looked equally as bright..indoors. pleasant surprise as the G3 was really dim. The g4 has the ability to draw and annotate screen shots..the s6 does not, sadly. The g4 had whiter whites, but the s6 is a touch sharper.
Thr g4 still had the ability to change the color of the folders, but I couldn't look at the themes in LG home because the WiFi wasn't on..I imagine they still suck much like everything in the s6 theme store.
Overall, the g4 felt fantastic, I just wish thr keyboard was better. I've always preferred Stock keyboards, and my note 3 had the best one to date (for me)

Dennisg34 said:
You CAN change the double tap feature to just open the camera rather than auto taking a picture
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Yes there is an option to stop the initial picture.

G4 is too big. If it was smaller maybe but the fact of the matter is that its a phablet.

Rippley05 said:
Because we have lollipop 5.0 on multiple devices without bad battery life. I'm sure it has something to do with it..but with so many devices on 5.0 with good battery (lot of them being Samsung devices) I refuse to believe it's not at least somewhat Sammys fault.
They removed no bloat, only a few select features that I like. It's still loaded with crap. The s6 is nice, but I'm gonna try the g4.
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Well my household has a M8, S5, G2, G3 and of course my S6 on 5.0 and all the battery life on our phone suck. And those other phones mention had good battery life before being updated

S7 vs G4

It's been troubling my mind for a while, so I'll say it here. S7 feels kind of disappointing. Why kind of? Because it's a great phone, but with a lot of nuisances.
I upgraded (or moved) from LG G4 after hardware failure and my first impressions are rather luke warm. Let's split it into categories:
Design:
This is where S7 absolutely smashes G4 to pieces. S7 is really beautiful (although M7 is still my favourite) and G4 is, well, it tries, but is still ugly.
Ergonomy:
I love the smaller display, but the phone itself doesnt seem as ergonomic as G4. The rear buttons on G4 are great. Once I got used to them, I really miss them even after a month with S7. Also typing while lying is uncomfortable, which is something I never experienced with G4, but I really like having hardware buttons on S7.
Performance:
This one is a little sketchy. Although the phone doesnt freeze and switches apps really fast, the whole experience is not that excellent. Sometimes the display doesnt seem as responsive as it should (especially compared to Apple's exagerrated sensitivity) and the Briefing thing is just garbage. It lags and stutters every time you swipe from home screen to Briefing. This is not acceptable on any flagship in 2016. HTC had similar thing called BlinkFeed and it never, and I really mean it, never lagged. The whole phone just seemed more responsive. Even compared to G4.
Other than that, this phone is really fast.
Camera:
The camera is a mixed bag as well. On one hand, you get the amazing autofocus and almost instant camera launch, but on the other hand you get only 12 MPx and aggressive software sharpening. Don't get me wrong, 12MPx is plenty enough unless you want to zoom and see the details, plus shots in low light seem not that great. It just somehow feel like the camera isn't even an upgrade over G4, especially in low light. Haven't tried RAW capture, though. The pictures are usually great, but the upgrade over G4 seems very minor if there's some. Of course, this is all subjective and if I had G4 with me now, the S7 would probably win 3 out of 4 shots.
Front camera is worse though. The camera cannot focus on the whole picture and the edges are usually blurry, despite having subjects that are in the same distance from the lens as the subject in focus. Plus G4 had 8MPx, while S7 has only 5. Yeah, I know, there are more important things than resolution, but G4's front camera just felt better.
Overall quality:
Samsung should really work on quality control. Even if we say that Note's faulty batteries are not directly Samsung's fault, design of S7 is. I had mine 2 days. I repeat, 2 days, when it got stuck at boot. What was the problem? Motherboard. On a brand new phone that's never been dropped. And I was not alone, according to people on the Internet. The thing that bothers me is, if you cannot compete with Apple's build quality and customer care, don't compete so close to their price level. Yeah, I know. Samsung offers much more in terms of hardware at lower price than Apple, but in real life, you scarcely know the difference and the quality is just not there yet.
Other thing is wifi signal strength. With my plastic G4, I had good enough wifi signal in my bed, with S7 I can't usually even see the network. Same goes for other parts of house. G4 could connect everywhere, while I can only wish for that in S7.
Okay, to be fair. I really like this phone, but I was disappointed that it didn't feel like an upgrade over older and much cheaper phone.
What are your opinions on this? Anyone feels similarly, or did I just expect too much?

rs70 said:
It's been troubling my mind for a while, so I'll say it here. S7 feels kind of disappointing. Why kind of? Because it's a great phone, but with a lot of nuisances.
I upgraded (or moved) from LG G4 after hardware failure and my first impressions are rather luke warm. Let's split it into categories:
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I did the same switch a couple of weeks ago and it feels like a whole different world! The G4 wasn’t bad, and I had no bootloop problems like many others but the speed of the S7 is amazing! I can’t detect a SINGLE stutter and the gaming speed is out of this world, like always buttery smooth. The Snapdragon 808 of the G4 was no speed monster!
The display is really the biggest reason for the switch as I see it. There is no way I am going back to lcd now that I know that black can really be BLACK with amoled and not gray as with lcd. The white has a better clean look to it also. Over all it’s just like candy for your eyes!
The camera on the G4 is on the other hand in some ways better than the S7, mostly in low light situations. But the speed of the S7 camera, both start and focus, beats the G4 by miles. I think that the daylight photos in most cases looks better with the S7 to.
Here in Sweden the performance of the S7 with mobile network both LTE and WCDMA is just as good as the G4 if not better. I have the exact same coverage with my WiFi connections as I had with the G4.
And it’s the Exynos version as I live in Europe.

gerhard_wa said:
I did the same switch a couple of weeks ago and it feels like a whole different world! The G4 wasn’t bad, and I had no bootloop problems like many others but the speed of the S7 is amazing! I can’t detect a SINGLE stutter and the gaming speed is out of this world, like always buttery smooth. The Snapdragon 808 of the G4 was no speed monster!
The display is really the biggest reason for the switch as I see it. There is no way I am going back to lcd now that I know that black can really be BLACK with amoled and not gray as with lcd. The white has a better clean look to it also. Over all it’s just like candy for your eyes!
The camera on the G4 is on the other hand in some ways better than the S7, mostly in low light situations. But the speed of the S7 camera, both start and focus, beats the G4 by miles. I think that the daylight photos in most cases looks better with the S7 to.
Here in Sweden the performance of the S7 with mobile network both LTE and WCDMA is just as good as the G4 if not better. I have the exact same coverage with my WiFi connections as I had with the G4.
And it’s the Exynos version as I live in Europe.
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The stutters and delay are most obvious on homescreen when you try to swipe to the Briefing screen. I'm not saying the phone is not fast, but it just doesn't feel as smooth as, let's say an iPhone. Plus the delay when you press home button is a little annoying (if you disable double press for camera launch, it reacts immediately, but it's not worth the convenience of quick camera launch). Yeah, that's true that 808 wasn't the fastest processor out there, but G4 was at least as smooth as S7, though not as fast.
But I can only agree with you on the display, especially the part with black color. The other thing I just noticed is the low resolution of icons, both on homescreen and in app drawer. The icons are a bit blurry, while the text underneath those and widgets are perfectly sharp. I'm still not sure if I like TouchWiz, or whatever it is called today.

rs70 said:
The stutters and delay are most obvious on homescreen when you try to swipe to the Briefing screen. I'm not saying the phone is not fast, but it just doesn't feel as smooth as, let's say an iPhone. Plus the delay when you press home button is a little annoying (if you disable double press for camera launch, it reacts immediately, but it's not worth the convenience of quick camera launch). Yeah, that's true that 808 wasn't the fastest processor out there, but G4 was at least as smooth as S7, though not as fast.
But I can only agree with you on the display, especially the part with black color. The other thing I just noticed is the low resolution of icons, both on homescreen and in app drawer. The icons are a bit blurry, while the text underneath those and widgets are perfectly sharp. I'm still not sure if I like TouchWiz, or whatever it is called today.
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Most people install a decent launcher like Nova Launcher to replace the TouchWiz homescreen
I have double press home to open camera, and get no delay pressing home once

I never use the homepages supplied by the phone makers that force feed me with crap! Thats the first thing I remove, as with the HTCs blinkfeed. The next step is to buy Nova launcher Prime or Google launcher.
Try it, you will like it!

I switched from the G4 Dual (the only one disponible here in my country), and I feel like I was using a toy phone with the G4, leather all scratched out, the screen had pink marks (reflections of already used things, it appeared without any reason) and the motherboard gone, well i had all the G series but the G4 was a big let down for me (especially the dual sim one) the S7 smashes the G4 all the way to valhalla.

I also had a g4, still in my family now. It is complete garbage compared to s7. I don't have any stutter on the s7, it's not perfect but much better than the LG. And this coming from a Samsung hater, I dislike almost all their products. The camera is overhyped on both, g4 has better details but the app is garbage, very slow and 7 out of 10 photos on auto mode are crap. The s7 camera lacks detail but it's faster and consistent. Not to talk about the display and battery life where the s7 is much much better.
I still miss the soft android buttons and the fast updates on my old nexus 5... the only reason I don't have a nexus now is the manufacturer -lg- with crap hardware and materials (not interested in the phablets)
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I never used G4 but i heard about poor battery so did not went for it. I bought Lg G5 but then sold it because camera was average though wide lense was awesome but pictures were lacking details as you zoom in....probably worse than what you see with s7. Lg G5 also had poor brightness ...I personally found nexus 6p/5X as best camera for still photography ..I kept changing phones from last few months from nexus 5x to lg g5 and then G5 to S7 and now waiting to try Huawei p9

The s7 is superior in every way, since it costs more and is newer than the G4. The only thing that the G4 beats the s7 in is the developer friendliness.

While I love and miss the LG G4 I had earlier this year, I now have a Galaxy S7 Active and from the moment I first took a picture with it I was disappointed in comparison to the G4. For me personally, from the first image I took with the G4 I knew there was something special about that camera (meaning the lens and sensor) in that smartphone and even now when I don't have one anymore that device produced the best quality image data I've yet worked with from such devices.
I know the GS7A has the same camera setup the GS7 has but even so, I just find that the G4 produced better images when all was said and done, even when using plain old Auto mode let alone really getting some fantastic images done with the Manual mode.
I like the GS7A, I really do, it has some great aspects to it and I'm happy to have a relatively "rugged" phone once again - I owned the GS4A when it first came out years ago and loved it till I sold it, was an amazing device for its time. But I'm practically itching to find someone to trade a G4 for this GS7A (and maybe a few bucks thrown in on the deal considering the GS7A sells for $794 at AT&T and I could get a G4 practically new for ~$200 these days).
I miss the G4, I really do, and I miss what I could do with that camera on the G4 even more - if I could get one of the new ones that (apparently) has finally resolved the bootloop issue (think they're marked as 603 or something meaning March 2016 build date) I might actually do a trade with someone.

opps. nevermind.

I also upgraded from my LG G4 after it died, to the S7. I've only had it for a short while but so far I think it's a worthy upgrade. The only things I'm missing are the FM radio and IR blaster, but I can live without these.
Maybe Samsung will bring back the FM radio like they did the microSD card slot.

Used a G4 for a year, the S7 since last spring.
I can say that I got equally good camera shots in all conditions as far as I can tell. I know what the reviews show, but picture quality is negligent for me. Camera is much faster on the S7.
I miss the back buttons and the tap to turn on the screen in the G4. I also miss the larger screen.
With the S7, I love the amoled, and outside viewing is much much better. I found the automatic brightness of the G4 to be terrible, and in the S7 it works great.
Battery life on the S7 has been better for me, but it's hard for me to compare fairly as I have a few wireless chargers that I pop the S7 on throughout the day, so I am topping up without thinking about it much.
Water resistance has been brilliant for me too. While I have not dropped my phone in water, I use it in the rain regularly.
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My LG G4 also broke last week due to bootlop of death; not under warranty because of unlocked bootloader.
I would like to buy a new one (can be found in stores for about 310 EUR) but I'm afraid that bootlop could happen again, so decided to leave LG (V20 will not arrive in Europe) and to go for a plain S7.
I loved my G4, buttons on the back were great to use.
Camera was impressive; many friends with "better" handphones were stunned seeing pictures taken at night (manual mode).
Main concern is downgrading from 5.5' to 5.1'; when I got the G4 the screen seemed huge, but after some time you ged used to it and quality was also ok for my tastes.
Let's see how the S7 will perform; my old S3 was a good phone after all...
Can you plese tell if the battery is removeable or not ? I have read different opinions about. My concern is that in certain occasions (flashing...) the software reset (Pwr+VolDwn) could not work and lead to a mess. Removing the battery is often the best thing that helps...
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@sandrinopi The s7 has no removable battery. It's built in. However,pressing the power button for some seconds results also to a restart.
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sloany84 said:
I also upgraded from my LG G4 after it died, to the S7. I've only had it for a short while but so far I think it's a worthy upgrade. The only things I'm missing are the FM radio and IR blaster, but I can live without these.
Maybe Samsung will bring back the FM radio like they did the microSD card slot.
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S7 does have fm
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Not on European versions, where FM radio is not factory installed.
If I correctly understood a couple of articles I read, the unique attempt that one can do is to install an FM radio app from Play store and cross fingers.
Rgds
S

TheSproker said:
The s7 is superior in every way, since it costs more and is newer than the G4. The only thing that the G4 beats the s7 in is the developer friendliness.
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Marketers dream of customers who define superiority by highest cost. There are many of us who think developer friendless is the single most important factor. I think the S7 is a horrible phone and a very poor value. I'm glad my teenage son enjoys the one I purchased because I would have sold it within days of buying it if it were my phone.

comparison with LG G5

Greetings everyone ,,
I plan to buy either this phone or the LG G5
I'm used to both companies since i tried both companies and and had no problems except the reason to change broken screens
anyway what i like in the S6 edge+ is the bigger Screen and longer battery life time
and the G5 has newer CPU && GPU (i game a lot), better camera sensor(dual camera and 1.8F vs 1.9F for the S6), replaceable battery and SD card option
although the G5 is cheaper i still want to get a big screen device coz i suck with roads and i use maps a lot while driving and i read a lot weather it's facebook or PDFS and i never tried VR so will the bigger screen be better
and the nougat updates ,, will the s6 get an official update coz i hate cm camera
what do u think guys which device should i get ?!!

not only bigger screen but super amoled display ,to be frank you should be comparing g5 with s7 edge in terms of spec wise , never used lg smart phones , so cant comment much as super amoled screen is one of the top list for myself , vr wise i feel QHD is still not enough as i still see pixels , not complaining much since it just a extra feature and cheaper alternative to htc vive ,maybe a 4k display might be better

[VERSUS] LG G6 or OnePlus 5

Hello everyone, as to the reason why I'm asking in this thread. I'm personally favouring the G6 for unknown reasons. I just wanted some more input.
I cannot decide between the G6 and the Oneplus 5
What would you pick and why?
For me the G6 has unique features like the Waterproofing, the wide angle, the dac, Qhd display
Oneplus has software and power, better sensor(?)
I really want the better camera experience which is why I'm leaning towards the G6 for the wide angle.
At the same time, FCC is bad/average I read here which is sad, while the oneplus front cam is supposedly good but I probably use it only for video calling anyway
In low light, indoor pictures how do the G6 fair in your opinion? Satisfied by indoor pictures of people/pets etc??
Video calling with the front camera? Good bad?
what do you say?
Thank you for your insights!
Oh one more thing, this purchase is going to be a keeper, meaning 2-3 years if possible. What's the better buy?

dkimmortal said:
Hello everyone, as to the reason why I'm asking in this thread. I'm personally favouring the G6 for unknown reasons. I just wanted some more input.
I cannot decide between the G6 and the Oneplus 5
What would you pick and why?
For me the G6 has unique features like the Waterproofing, the wide angle, the dac, Qhd display
Oneplus has software and power, better sensor(?)
I really want the better camera experience which is why I'm leaning towards the G6 for the wide angle.
At the same time, FCC is bad/average I read here which is sad, while the oneplus front cam is supposedly good but I probably use it only for video calling anyway
In low light, indoor pictures how do the G6 fair in your opinion? Satisfied by indoor pictures of people/pets etc??
Video calling with the front camera? Good bad?
what do you say?
Thank you for your insights!
Oh one more thing, this purchase is going to be a keeper, meaning 2-3 years if possible. What's the better buy?
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Better screen on g6 next to no bezzle on g6 them 2 things alone make the g6 better than op5 in my opinion

The only 3 things that op5 have better than LG it's fast updates , stock Android and the os it's faster. The rest the gym smocks op5

G6 24 month warranty! Love the IQ, very happy thus far.
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If you are concerned about the front camera on the LG G6, use the rear wide angle camera and easily take selfies! The LG G6 is one of the fastest SD 821 devices out there so compared to the One Plus 5 which use SD 835, You will save fractions of a second when using the faster One Plus 5, nothing major differences in performance! LG G6 is even better than the SD 835 or the Exynos specced Galaxy S8 due to the LG UX 6.0 being smoother than Samsung's software..

Well, this is ironic.
I have a G6 and my friend just got an OP5 so we compared a few things. I have a pretty good idea what the differences are.
Design: Of course this is subjective, depends what you prefer. The OP5 is thinner, but I like the G6 better. That's of course your preference, but once you go bezeless, it's hard to go back.
Battery: I'm actually getting great battery life on the G6, however, the OP5 is just better. The battery size is the same, but the 835 is more power efficient, the screen is 1080p instead of 2k, and Android 7.1 has more battery optimizations than 7.0. As well as less bloat running in the background.
Of course again, that depends on your usage. Speaking of display:
Screen: Both are gorgeous screens, 5.7 2k vs 5.5 1080p (and yes, the G6 is slightly smaller even with the bigger screen). Both are nice, and it's really your choice. The G6 screen is gorgeous, and LCD which is really one of the best. The OP5 screen is a nice dark amoled and has great colour. You won't be disappointed by either screen, it all depends on whether you really want the nicer denser screen, or of 1080p is nice enough, taking I told account battery savings.
Speed: Day to day usage, both phones are great. I really see no stutter or lags on either device, except for the occasional hiccup in an app. But that's the app more than the hardware.
That being said, the little things is where the OP5 flies. Unlocking it is nearly instant. The camera loads ridiculously quickly. And of course games load quicker. If the G6 could be rooted and some bloat deleted, it could probably do a bit better, but stock out of the box, the OP5 flies... unlike the G6.
Camera: I'm not a big photos guy, so I can only give you some simple experience with that. Both rear cameras are very similar quality wise. The OP5 gets the bokkeh effect, and the G6 has the wide lens. Again, kind of comes down to your preference. The front facing camera is better on the OP5. That's no competition. I assume LG could not fit a better camera on the small bezel. That being said, it's not a TERRIBLE camera. As long as you have some good light, you're fine. It's just low light that ruins things (like most cameras anyway)
Regardless, both phones are pretty awesome. They both do very well for day-to-day. They both look very nice as well. Although I'd give the "looks" advantage to the G6, especially since the OP5 looks just like the iphone7, which personally, I really don't like. But it doesn't mean its a bad look or anything, again, very subjective. The power though, goes to the OP5. Again, the G6 isn't bad by any means, but you can really tell which phone is more powerful when putting them side by side.
I tend to edge over to the G6. I feel it's a more no compromises approach. Despite being overall less powerful, it doesn't suffer in day to day, and looks great. The OP5 is definitely more of an enthusiast device, but I would pass on the looks.
So unless there is a specific reason to get one: like rooting, the front camera, the display tech (LCD vs amoled), the processor, etc. You'll be fine with either device.
Take a look at the pricing around you. I got the G6 from a carrier so I paid less up front, but overall the OP5 is a bit cheaper (at least here) so that's a consideration.
Good luck!

Leaning towards the op5
My LG G4 just died with the boot loop that's caused by the soldering problem admitted by LG themselves. Despite my phone still being under warranty, they've refused to fix it due to the phone being rooted. Luckily Amazon gave me a full refund regardless. Not happy with LG at all! I mean rooting is the whole point of owning an Android in the first place.
LG seems to be a better and cheaper phone here (maybe not so much in the battery department) but I'm weary of getting burned again by LG... Plus OP has better support and optimization. The battery life on the original firmware that LG G4 came with was absolutely appalling, 2.5h of screen on time. Smh...
Hope this helps in your decision.
I'm gonna carry on my research for another day or two I think.

I'm starting to regret getting the g6. Stuck on android 7.0 and probably getting only one more update to 8.0. First releases are always bug infested.....we...G6 owners are doomed to use buggy software till rhe end of days.
My prior phone (OP3) wasn't flawless but at least the software was up to date and it was rootable.
I'm waiting for the release of the new pixel and if that won't win me over...im jumping ship to the OP5.

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I'm starting to regret getting the g6. Stuck on android 7.0 and probably getting only one more update to 8.0. First releases are always bug infested.....we...G6 owners are doomed to use buggy software till rhe end of days.
My prior phone (OP3) wasn't flawless but at least the software was up to date and it was rootable.
I'm waiting for the release of the new pixel and if that won't win me over...im jumping ship to the OP5.
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Im actually expecting G6 to receive Project Treble support and 2 more android updates. Keep in mind G6 was released early this year with nougat (7), oem flagships usually support phones for 2 years, thus android 9 is not wishful thinking...pending support from qualcomm on 821 chip, but I'd imagine google will press qualcomm to maintain support as original pixels share same chip.

LG G6 or OnePlus 5 to buy for the same price?

Both phones are around 420€. G6 european version has no wireless charging and DAC. I can't decide which device to buy because I had G5 and it has many hardware problems like GPS, screen retention, camera focus problems and my power button is not functional (fingerprint scanner also doesn't work anymore).
Thanks in advance

unless you are concerned with root, the G6 is much better imo. And root is available for a couple models, too.

If you are not so satisfied of your G5 go for the OP5. G6 is a great phone but it has some problems like battery drain issue and you lose warranty in case of bootloader unlock. So, think at what you are searching for and make your decision. Otherwise wait for the V30.

I have had the same confusion. As LG has quite more reputation than Chinese OnePlus I went for G6. And I am happy that I made that choice because OnePlus frequently lies about almost everything.

OP5 Will be unofficially supported for many years to come due to a strong development community, dorimanx would be the best example of developers who maintain support for years.
Edit Oops dori has OP3T

I had the same confusion. Really happy I went with the G6! Waterproof is a big benefit , finally no need to hide my phone when hiking and rain starts. Also could be cool to use it underwater. The lack of wide angle lens on the OP5 is almost a deal breaker on its own. Plus, the G6 is a beauty
And of course i prefer support for QC rather than Dash.

its a personal choice based on your priorities, if price is not a factor, then i would wait for the upcoming flagships. If the low prices is a factor then i guess its a good time now to buy.
As for me, the wide angle and the DAC make the G6 a better option for me, i would rather sacrifice the slight performance for the better looking device with all that comes with it (HDR 12bit colors, water resistant, better design in my humble opinion)
I have a semi functioning S7 and the color comparisons i've done, the blacks are just as black on the G6 and the whites are purer whites in my eyes, it seems cooler to the s7 and people who are used to AMOLED will say it might look a bit cool(blue) but trying to keep accuracy in mind, i would have to say the G6 seems to have truer whites while the AMOLED is very warm looking semi pinkish when i compare.
i have not checked it in a dark room to see how dark the blacks gets though but i feel it does get really black from memory.
For my Dad, i would recommend the Oneplus5 over the G6 because he likes better quality camera, front camera is definitely better on the OP5 and a comparable rear camera, i feel the G6 gets cleaner photos in adequate lighting compared the Oneplus 5 but in low light the Oneplus is better because the g6 uses such low quality sensors (though this can be mitigated by using Google camera's HDR+), i would think with the lighter skin, more efficient SnapD 835, OP5 probably gets better battery life. So for his priorities, OP5 is a better choice.

dkimmortal said:
its a personal choice based on your priorities, if price is not a factor, then i would wait for the upcoming flagships. If the low prices is a factor then i guess its a good time now to buy.
As for me, the wide angle and the DAC make the G6 a better option for me, i would rather sacrifice the slight performance for the better looking device with all that comes with it (HDR 12bit colors, water resistant, better design in my humble opinion)
I have a semi functioning S7 and the color comparisons i've done, the blacks are just as black on the G6 and the whites are purer whites in my eyes, it seems cooler to the s7 and people who are used to AMOLED will say it might look a bit cool(blue) but trying to keep accuracy in mind, i would have to say the G6 seems to have truer whites while the AMOLED is very warm looking semi pinkish when i compare.
i have not checked it in a dark room to see how dark the blacks gets though but i feel it does get really black from memory.
For my Dad, i would recommend the Oneplus5 over the G6 because he likes better quality camera, front camera is definitely better on the OP5 and a comparable rear camera, i feel the G6 gets cleaner photos in adequate lighting compared the Oneplus 5 but in low light the Oneplus is better because the g6 uses such low quality sensors (though this can be mitigated by using Google camera's HDR+), i would think with the lighter skin, more efficient SnapD 835, OP5 probably gets better battery life. So for his priorities, OP5 is a better choice.
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Thanks! Is there a big difference SOT between both phones? And do you see a difference between sharpness (QHD vs FHD)?

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Thanks! Is there a big difference SOT between both phones? And do you see a difference between sharpness (QHD vs FHD)?
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I had the OP5 and returned it. I found the screen to be lacking when compared to the G6. I prefer the whites on the G6 and the sharpness does make a difference to me.
SOT on the G6 is really good. I get a full day of standby with 4-6 hours of SOT. And it charges fast with any high amp or quickcharge charger. The OP5 has better SOT but I don't feel that I absolutely need it. Plus it charges slowly with anything but the dash charger.
And I'm not keen to buy a ton of new chargers just because.
As to speed, the OP5 is faster but I'm ok with the speed on the G6. It's definitely not lagging. The OS on the G6 is fine too, no reason for me to flash anything else right now. I just hope LG finally figures out how to do monthly updates like Google or Samsung.
Other benefits of the G6, OK Google works with the screen off, not so on the OP5.
The always on display is awesome, doesn't use much battery for me at all.
I absolutely love the wide angle camera.
Considering the low price the G6 is a much better option to me right now.
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Personally I'm really happy with the H870DS. Cost a fair bit less than the Oneplus 5, battery life has been great and the OS skin isn't that far from stock android. Obviously can't root it, but for the money it's a bargain.