The LG G4 Thread

OldMrBrennan83 · 08-05-2015 11:50am

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dRNk SAnTA · 08-05-2015 12:50pm

From the little I know, I'd recommend you wait a few weeks to order. Currently the G4 has only been released in the far east, so any units available in Europe are imports. I think you're going to find yourself paying top dollar for a phone from Asia.

UK release date is the end of this month. Wait until it's available directly from Amazon or another well known UK retailer, and you'll be safe in the knowledge that you can return if there's any issues.

That's what I'd do, anyhow.

Edit: This page is monitoring UK release: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/buying-advice/mobile-phone/3609995/where-buy-lg-g4-best-deals-prices/

Tragedy · 08-05-2015 2:00pm

Pre-ordered the G4 in red leather from amazon.fr. Considering getting the White ceramic one - as said, you can always replace the back cover later.

Don't buy the Zenfone 2. It's despicably poor.

OldMrBrennan83 · 08-05-2015 2:10pm

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N64 · 08-05-2015 2:18pm

There is no need to be concerned about ordering off the foreign amazon pages especially if you order through amazon themselves directly (I did this with the G2) From personal experience, they have English speaking phone operators and they will refund all associated postage costs if you get a broken item. Ordering off the UK site seems like a huge waste of cash when you consider that the cheapest option is about €726 V. €680 from amazon.fr (for the leather option) Only difference is that you'll get French manuals and a European charger though.

and yes, the ones from the EU amazon sites are pre orders thus are the full EU model. Only way to get them before the end of may is to grey import them from South Korea

Redundo · 08-05-2015 2:19pm

Tragedy wrote:

Don't buy the Zenfone 2. It's despicably poor.

It was your experiences in the Zenfone 2 thread that firmly put me off the idea of it. So thanks are in order!

Think i will wait for a month or two before placing an order for the G4. More because my bank balance is dictating it than availability.

Tragedy · 08-05-2015 2:45pm

Redundo wrote: »

It was your experiences in the Zenfone 2 thread that firmly put me off the idea of it. So thanks are in order!

Think i will wait for a month or two before placing an order for the G4. More because my bank balance is dictating it than availability.

Tell me about it. Don't think I'll have the refund through before the G4 ships, so I'll be looking at almost an €1100 black hole on my account >.<

Every review I see/read for the G4 just makes me want it more. The screen looks amazing and that camera...

Redundo · 08-05-2015 7:17pm

My earlier posts in this thread talked about worries over there being an 808 chip in the phone instead of the 810. But i have to say all the reviewers so far have been complimentary of the phone performance. And no two reviewers seem able to agree on any other major feature of the phone!

OldMrBrennan83 · 08-05-2015 7:32pm

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londonbus · 08-05-2015 7:33pm

Ooooh, nice.

OldMrBrennan83 · 08-05-2015 8:38pm

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OldMrBrennan83 · 09-05-2015 9:56am

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londonbus · 09-05-2015 11:30am

Seriously tempted to get one. And living in the UK stronger sterling makes amazon.fr appealing....

OldMrBrennan83 · 09-05-2015 11:34am

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Tragedy · 09-05-2015 1:19pm

I ordered it to parcel motel so the price is €685.60+€3.50. Call me cheap!

Squeeonline · 09-05-2015 1:42pm

Tragedy wrote: »

I ordered it to parcel motel so the price is €685.60+€3.50. Call me cheap!

Whens the estimated delivery date? I didn't think the phone was being released in europe to retailers until the end of this month.

OldMrBrennan83 · 09-05-2015 2:13pm

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Tragedy · 09-05-2015 2:31pm

Have I missed out on parcel motel scandal?

OldMrBrennan83 · 09-05-2015 2:35pm

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Tragedy · 09-05-2015 4:40pm

Had a quick google and found several instances of things being signed for at parcel motel up North and getting 'lost' with PM offering no help beyond 'Well, you agreed to the terms & conditions'. That's disappointing.

Redundo · 09-05-2015 6:03pm

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Can you let me know how you got it delivered? Was it through parcel motel?

OldMrBrennan83 · 09-05-2015 7:00pm

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N64 · 10-05-2015 1:30am

With parcel motel, you can add €1,000 insurance for €7.00 (plus the 3.50 PM costs you) so if you wanted additional peice of mind, you could always do that.

I'm honestly torn between this and the galaxy S6.

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-05-2015 5:46am

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Redundo · 10-05-2015 8:33am

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Would you mind sharing a link to the site you ordered from? Amazon.fr or similar?

I ordered phones from technikdirekt in the past, English version website, decent customer service with regular delivery to Ireland. But they still have the G Flex 2 listed as awaiting stock. Doesn't make me hopeful they will have the G4 anytime soon!

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-05-2015 9:28am

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corwill · 10-05-2015 9:58am

I have a notion that I read somewhere that the leather backed versions also come with a plastic back in the box, but a quick Google didn't clarify it for me. Did anyone else come across this?

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-05-2015 10:01am

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long_b · 10-05-2015 11:02am

High praise for the camera

stevelitchfield The LG G4 camera is astonishingly good. The point where the best of Nokia/Microsoft's phone cameras get overtaken (with usual Xenon caveat!)

Link to Tweet: https://twitter.com/stevelitchfield/status/597318266516803584

Redundo · 10-05-2015 4:23pm

corwill wrote:

I have a notion that I read somewhere that the leather backed versions also come with a plastic back in the box, but a quick Google didn't clarify it for me. Did anyone else come across this?

Yep, i came across one of the full reviews or hands-on previews saying something to that effect, so you're not imagining it! Can't find the article now though.

Redundo · 10-05-2015 4:24pm

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Good stuff, I'll be waiting till the official European release to order. Nice to have this option though.

corwill · 10-05-2015 5:32pm

Redundo wrote: »

Yep, i came across one of the full reviews or hands-on previews saying something to that effect, so you're not imagining it! Can't find the article now though.

The retail package could vary from market to market, probably best to just ask before buying.

The likes of Spigen are already advertising cases; all the photos of them appear to have the cases fitted over the plastic backed version. I wonder would the same cases fit the leather backed version? Even aside from the ridge of stitching, the leather looks a shade bulkier than the plastic back.

waylander2002 · 10-05-2015 6:22pm

it dosnt seem to have hugely changed from the g3, slightly brighter screen and faster processor, but same 3 gb ram and 32gb space, i love my g3, i didnt have
4g and tried to root it recently and ended up bricking it, i however flashed it with a european version of kitkat and it seems to be fine with 4g working now, however it keeps asking to update and im fearful id loose my 4g if i update. So id advice anyone buying their lg g4 to make sure its european as not to have this no 4g problem maybe buy from amazon.co.uk. I use parcel motel all the time and only ever had one problem with them ,usually problems arise when seller dosnt put your pm number on the parcel, id advice anyone using them when buying to stress to whoever you are buying from to write the pm number on

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-05-2015 6:31pm

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Tragedy · 10-05-2015 9:36pm

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it dosnt seem to have hugely changed from the g3, slightly brighter screen and faster processor, but same 3 gb ram and 32gb space, i love my g3, i didnt have
4g and tried to root it recently and ended up bricking it, i however flashed it with a european version of kitkat and it seems to be fine with 4g working now, however it keeps asking to update and im fearful id loose my 4g if i update. So id advice anyone buying their lg g4 to make sure its european as not to have this no 4g problem maybe buy from amazon.co.uk. I use parcel motel all the time and only ever had one problem with them ,usually problems arise when seller dosnt put your pm number on the parcel, id advice anyone using them when buying to stress to whoever you are buying from to write the pm number on

The G2 had the same issue. It could be changed (each reboot) by going into the hidden menu, or using an app called 4g switcher. It could be fixed with root, without flashing a new room. Needed to edit the build prop and change exactly one number.

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-05-2015 9:38pm

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waylander2002 · 11-05-2015 8:30am

i went into the hidden menu on my g3 and also tried 4g switcher , when i tried it said not allowed.(this was while the phone was running lollipop) I contacted lg who told me my phone was a Taiwan variant and to use 4g the phone would need to be sent away and hardware changed. Now that I flashed it to European Kitkat its on all the time,even when turned off. I had Zte blade before this and the speed on the Zte for 4g was much faster than the G3, also it held a connection far better never dropping, only problem with the Zte was the battery was crap

Tragedy · 11-05-2015 12:06pm

waylander2002 wrote: »

i went into the hidden menu on my g3 and also tried 4g switcher , when i tried it said not allowed.(this was while the phone was running lollipop) I contacted lg who told me my phone was a Taiwan variant and to use 4g the phone would need to be sent away and hardware changed. Now that I flashed it to European Kitkat its on all the time,even when turned off. I had Zte blade before this and the speed on the Zte for 4g was much faster than the G3, also it held a connection far better never dropping, only problem with the Zte was the battery was crap

Your phone only supports one of the three Irish LTE bands. Further, even if it supported no Irish LTE bands, your phone would still allow you to set LTE GSM Auto PRL or whatever, it would just never be on LTE because there were no available bands.

waylander2002 · 11-05-2015 12:25pm

its showing up connected to 4g and its getting 4g speeds as well, connected to 3

bush · 11-05-2015 1:58pm

Will the European version of this phone have wireless charging like the g3 does?

Tragedy · 11-05-2015 2:00pm

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its showing up connected to 4g and its getting 4g speeds as well, connected to 3

Some ROMs display H+ as 4g as in some territories it's considered a fourth generation tech.

Not saying you aren't getting 4g, but the EU G2/3 had a well known problem with not connecting to 4g without using something like 4g switcher, flashing a custom ROM or editing build.prop

Your issue is entirely different!

waylander2002 · 11-05-2015 3:15pm

thanks for the info TRAGEDY

OldMrBrennan83 · 11-05-2015 8:58pm

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AnimalRights · 13-05-2015 3:42pm

This def getting me interested but I don't fancy dealing with European online places and UK Sterling is killing us.

Redundo · 13-05-2015 8:23pm

Have to say this wait for a new phone is tedious. Reading threads of people getting early access review units on XDA just makes it worse. Thoroughly fed up with my old Sammy S3 by now.

OldMrBrennan83 · 13-05-2015 8:26pm

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N64 · 14-05-2015 11:43pm

bollix. Price of the leather G4 on amazon.fr has gone up to €699 now

F34 · 15-05-2015 9:25am

One word of warning LG do not have a European wide warranty it is country specific so they may not deal with any issues you have with the phone. The big issue with posing phones back for repair is the battery a lot of couriers and An Post won't ship them out of Ireland.

Redundo · 15-05-2015 7:06pm

I emailed LG, asking about the availability. Specifically i asked about the availability of the phone to Irish customers. Just to go to the horses mouth about it all.

This is what i got back....

LG(UK) wrote:

Thank you for taking your time to contact us and thanks for your interest in LG products.

Unfortunately we do not have that information as of yet.

This is due to the fact that the G4 has not been released to the general public yet, so retailers and countries of sale are still in the works.

If you have any more questions regarding this or anything else, do not hesitate to contact us again.

I hope my email has answered your query and assisted you today; I would really appreciate your feedback. Please help us to improve our customer service by completing the short survey after this email.

Thank you in advance[\quote]

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