In the Amazon listing the seller is described as Ebuyer UK Limited. Is that the same as ebuyer.com, and is it reliable?
Is there anything else I should be aware of before buying it?
The listing does not state that the phone is unlocked. Is there a chance that it is sneakily locked to a network?
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wadeyboy1985
25 Oct 155#10
Had the Lg G4 about 4 months. Best phone ive ever owned.
pelaquin
25 Oct 154#2
They are being sold as low as £289 atm, so it's not the best price, as for the seller I'm not sure on their reputation, best off waiting for Black Friday in November 27th, I'm sure the G4 will be nearer the £250 mark by then and an instant purchase.
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Nexusfifth
25 Oct 152#1
That Sim-Free usually translates to unlocked.
It is a decent price, I believe it was for 299£ recently and you could have got it for 230£ when ebay did that crazy flash thing (of course asuming you don't mind ebay (business) sellers). It was also on a flash sale for 250£ (if my memory serves me). Note that this is all past tense.
If you want the phone now from a reputable seller this is the way to go. If you are not in a rush, wait for a while, it will likely go down sometime soon (holidays and all that stuff)...
Buying from Amazon marketplace seller rather than Amazon gives you less protection and customer service than if you buy from them directly (324£ I believe) but is still way better than ebay...
Your call, overall it is not a bad price and you get some heat.
pelaquin
25 Oct 154#2
They are being sold as low as £289 atm, so it's not the best price, as for the seller I'm not sure on their reputation, best off waiting for Black Friday in November 27th, I'm sure the G4 will be nearer the £250 mark by then and an instant purchase.
gingercatgames to pelaquin
25 Oct 15#3
THanks for the tip. I have wasted the last year trying to choose a phone, so another month won't hurt!
crazycyp
25 Oct 15#4
is g4 any good?
sprite127594 to crazycyp
25 Oct 152#5
Awesome. Best bang for buck 2015 I'd say. Just to have a removeable battery these days feels great.
fishmaster to crazycyp
25 Oct 152#6
It's technically not as good as the Galaxy S6, in almost all areas. DXOMark rates the camera overall as better, although the aperture is better on the G4. If you need a removable battery and expandable storage then get the G4. I personally don't think they matter. The reason the S6 doesn't have expandable storage is that it uses UFS NAND storage which is faster than any other phone, using expandable slower storage would create a confused experience and the chipset is the best on any phone this year. I could be biased as I have an S6, the main problem with the S6 is the battery, however it's hardly any better on an iPhone 6S if you prefer Apple. The S6 has the best screen easily on any phone in this form factor, although some people don't like AMOLED panels. If you want a better camera then the Xperia Z5 has the best camera on any smartphone.
You can't really go wrong with an S6, G4 or Z5. In terms of power they rate 1. S6 2. Z5 3. G4 in terms of camera they rate 1. Z5 2. S6 / G4 I rate them so close as they trade punches, DXOMark rates the Nexus 6P camera as better than the G4. DXOMark score only shows S6 Edge as 2nd place however the S6 also gets the same score. DXOMark is rating based on absolute values and isn't taking in to consideration ease of use, auto mode etc.
sprite127594
25 Oct 15#7
^^ And what is the price difference between these phones ?
fishmaster to sprite127594
25 Oct 15#11
£80 more, can be had for less quite possibly, first deal I found on here.
Forgot to mention the S6 has a Fingerprint scanner as well which the G4 doesn't have.
wavecrest1
25 Oct 15#8
Will the lack of a finger print scanner cause problems for Google Pay?
Apart from the, I love the camera and leather back.
Anyone know if it's possible to unload the LG user interface to return to stock Android?
Alansmithee to wavecrest1
25 Oct 15#9
No google pay does not require it
wadeyboy1985
25 Oct 155#10
Had the Lg G4 about 4 months. Best phone ive ever owned.
mikeyfive
25 Oct 15#12
I got one last week on the great eBay 20% sale.
Brilliant phone... Massive though, genuinely doesn't fit in my jeans pocket.
JeanDeLaFontaine to mikeyfive
26 Oct 15#16
And why you didnt bother to share this 20% deal with other HUKD members ???
Alansmithee to mikeyfive
26 Oct 151#19
me too - that was a great deal - even with black Friday I don't see it going that low
crazycyp
25 Oct 15#13
I played with a z5 and is struggling to open those "big" pictures under "pressure"(I don't recommend one Mr Bond) ,g4 is quite snappy and looks like good value for money,s6 is nice(curved or not is a hot overpriced phone),iphone was nice until I realised that I'm ltd; will stick with my s4 until sams put back the removable battery, ir blaster and sd slot in note 6...
kinell
25 Oct 15#14
All good.... Except.... It's Ebuyer - one of the worst ever customer service people you can ever deal with. Just prey nothing goes wrong and you have to send it back. Really really really bad!!
opaninkofi
25 Oct 151#15
wait for Black friday deals next month
JayTee8
26 Oct 151#17
....because the 20% code was already posted on HUKD.....for everyone to see....
You snooze you lose...
Shard
26 Oct 15#18
It was posted on HUKD, moneysavingexpert, the Mirror, ebay itself, etc
seanireland72
26 Oct 152#20
I wouldn't bother with this phone. Apart from the amazing camera the rest is just a nightmare. I've had to send 3 of these back to Amazon as LG still doesn't seem to know how to sort out the touch screen problem. All the 3 of these I had all had erratic touch screen problems which it seems hasn't been sorted in latest software update. Phone becomes very hot and the battery life is simply terrible. I'm saddened because the camera especially lowlight with manual controls is amazing. Also the first two I had also came with specs of dust under the screen and lens. Never buying LG again
crackshotkv
26 Oct 151#21
I would say, if your offering 4k video and positioning your phone as a top-tier camera phone, sd card option should be required, 32GBs gets eaten up fast. Especially after you include the OS and the unremoveable touchwiz bloatware
Using this as my main phone. Have usually about 17h use on battery with 3.5h+ screen on time. is it so terrible?
Yes, unfortunately it has a little problem with screen+tap but just when I want to double tap to wake. I still can live with it for that price. Oh and MM update on the way, already in beta so, who knows.
Heat
mikeyfive
2 Nov 15#24
Does anyone know if you get the spare gold cover with the black leather version?
I read somewhere you do but I didn't get one with mine.
Thank you.
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Opening post
In the Amazon listing the seller is described as Ebuyer UK Limited. Is that the same as ebuyer.com, and is it reliable?
Is there anything else I should be aware of before buying it?
The listing does not state that the phone is unlocked. Is there a chance that it is sneakily locked to a network?
Top comments
All comments (24)
It is a decent price, I believe it was for 299£ recently and you could have got it for 230£ when ebay did that crazy flash thing (of course asuming you don't mind ebay (business) sellers). It was also on a flash sale for 250£ (if my memory serves me). Note that this is all past tense.
If you want the phone now from a reputable seller this is the way to go. If you are not in a rush, wait for a while, it will likely go down sometime soon (holidays and all that stuff)...
Buying from Amazon marketplace seller rather than Amazon gives you less protection and customer service than if you buy from them directly (324£ I believe) but is still way better than ebay...
Your call, overall it is not a bad price and you get some heat.
You can't really go wrong with an S6, G4 or Z5. In terms of power they rate 1. S6 2. Z5 3. G4 in terms of camera they rate 1. Z5 2. S6 / G4 I rate them so close as they trade punches, DXOMark rates the Nexus 6P camera as better than the G4. DXOMark score only shows S6 Edge as 2nd place however the S6 also gets the same score. DXOMark is rating based on absolute values and isn't taking in to consideration ease of use, auto mode etc.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/samsung-galaxy-s6-32gb-389-99-amazon-2302759
Forgot to mention the S6 has a Fingerprint scanner as well which the G4 doesn't have.
Apart from the, I love the camera and leather back.
Anyone know if it's possible to unload the LG user interface to return to stock Android?
Brilliant phone... Massive though, genuinely doesn't fit in my jeans pocket.
You snooze you lose...
Yes, unfortunately it has a little problem with screen+tap but just when I want to double tap to wake. I still can live with it for that price. Oh and MM update on the way, already in beta so, who knows.
Heat
I read somewhere you do but I didn't get one with mine.
Thank you.