lilotimz Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 For those who have acquired the LG G5 & want to talk about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Anyone else care to share how the signal strength is in low signal areas compared to their other devices? Compared instore with my moto x pure and its only a few dbms weaker then my moto in good signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordsutch Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 So far my G5 seems comparable with, maybe even a little better, than the Nexus 5X in the same areas, but I've only tested it in a few places so far. It definitely seems to hold onto LTE a bit better in marginal areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 How long does it hold onto lte 800 past -120dbm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesito473 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I will so far the LG G5 has the same signal strength as the S7. One thing I also noticed is that it doesn't camp out on B26 as the S7 does when I first turn it on (which honestly I'm OK with that since we now have 10Mhz of B25). Now speed test are strange I've noticed that I usually get faster speeds on the devices I put on my main line versus the ones on my other two lines, I've noticed this every single time. Could be coincidental of course. Still test driving it for another few days. If y'all have any questions let me know. Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesito473 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Good Speeds on the G5, when it comes to download. But upload is quite bad, on every single speedtest I've done. And WiFi is quite pitiful. Somewhat dissapointing. Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utiz4321 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Really? I have seen better upload speeds on my G5 than my iphone 6s. Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesito473 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Really? I have seen better upload speeds on my G5 than my iphone 6s. Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk Yeah I'm quite taken back. Upload on the s7 is a good 3mbs faster than the G5. But download speeds are far better on the G5. Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PythonFanPA Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 And WiFi is quite pitiful. Somewhat dissapointing. Can you elaborate in detailed specifics on what exactly you're meaning here? Are you talking in terms of just speed testing, or actual ability to connect (and stay connected) consistently, or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial1 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Been using the G5 for a few weeks and i will say that it does a better job of switching bands and does so with less time in purgatory of between bands. Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Just picked up a G5 today. Very impressed, so far. Early yet, but I can already say the UX is one of the best I've seen and this could easily become my favorite device. Pictures, reviews, and ads are not doing this one any justice. It mops the floor with the S7 edge. You guys still enjoying your G5s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordsutch Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Love mine so far. Still getting used to the quirks of the LG UI here and there, coming from stock Marshmallow, but otherwise it's a great device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PythonFanPA Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 The only minor complaint I might have thus far (and I read/knew about this going in beforehand from a review or three) is that you can't seem to adjust the brightness of the 'always on' screen. I know it *can* be brighter than default because every once in awhile I see it initiate at full brightness, but it always ends up dimmer than I might like. Can't say anything much about the LG UI because Nova Launcher went into play almost immediately after the very initial setup stages. Overall RF performance seems to be a fair bit better than the GS4T I came from, for me thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordsutch Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 The only minor complaint I might have thus far (and I read/knew about this going in beforehand from a review or three) is that you can't seem to adjust the brightness of the 'always on' screen. I know it *can* be brighter than default because every once in awhile I see it initiate at full brightness, but it always ends up dimmer than I might like. Can't say anything much about the LG UI because Nova Launcher went into play almost immediately after the very initial setup stages. Overall RF performance seems to be a fair bit better than the GS4T I came from, for me thus far. I agree with the auto brightness setting; particularly when I have sunglasses on outdoors the default tends not to be bright enough. LG apparently is pushing the "App Drawer" enabled version of their home screen to phones; I guess they finally got tired of Every Single Reviewer complaining about it. (Too late for me... I went to Google Now and ain't going back!) Now that the Gmail app supports Exchange on all phones, I'll probably also ditch using the LG Email application and go with semi-stock there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PythonFanPA Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Now that the Gmail app supports Exchange on all phones, I'll probably also ditch using the LG Email application and go with semi-stock there. I'd have to have a separate app just for Exchange email with my current job regardless since I now work for a DoD related contractor. But I almost never use the default mail app on phones anyway - I use the last working copy of the original Outlook.com app for my Hotmail account (not to be confused with the new Outlook app which, last time I tried testing it still was abysmal by comparison), and Gmail for my Google account. I've had the Hotmail account for probably close to 20 years now so even though I eventually got a Gmail account, I have way too much history/investment in the former to have tried to fully migrate over to the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Following up on my original post now that I've had a few full days with this phone. There's really nothing to hate. It's not obviously spectacular, but I think that's what I like. It's not as jumpy and glitchy as the S7 edge and the LG UX isn't half bad - it's really quite intuitive, and I'm finding I prefer to have no app drawer on Android anyway. From an ergonomics standpoint, the phone is easy to hold and use for long periods of time. Honestly, no complaints. I really may actually hang on to this one for some time. TL;DR: The G5 simply gets out of your way and just works on an Apple-like level, something I can't say for the S7e or any other Android phone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryry4ya Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 So.....u wanna keep it? Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 So.....u wanna keep it? Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk Who? Me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryry4ya Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Who? Me?So you like the phone yes? You talking like you're going to keep it right? Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryry4ya Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 I can't wait till we get root, I got a lot of cool stuff too due to this baby Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 So you like the phone yes? You talking like you're going to keep it right? Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk Absolutely! At least until I am ready to try another platform again. But cannot foresee myself replacing this with another Android phone. And I've already tried the S7e. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryry4ya Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Does anybody else have a problem trying to switch band priorities? When I go into edit enter my MSL the field is empty Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Absolutely! At least until I am ready to try another platform again. But cannot foresee myself replacing this with another Android phone. And I've already tried the S7e. So I lied. The G5 is fantastic. The HTC 10 is even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Because of how difficult I'm finding it to get my hands on an HTC 10 to look at, I'm leaning back toward the LG G5. The question I have is, I'm very used to using my S5 with it lying on my desk at work. If the screen is off, I can just press the power button (on the side) and wake it up. However, the G5 has the power button on the back. Given the always-on screen, can it be woken up from the screen without the rear button? Or is there some alternate way of waking it up that does not require me to pick up the phone first? - Trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryry4ya Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Yes just double tap the screen and it'll come on. You can also shut off always on it just shows the time Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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