That's not the ONLY difference....

I've had the G2, G3 (UK 16gb version and the EU 32gb Version) and G4....

The camera is a huge improvement over the G3 but there are also other improvements.

The G4 is a lot more stable, infact it's perfect, I always had problems with memory, overheating etc with the G3, especially the 16gb version, many other people had the same issues.

The battery life on the G4 is significantly better, the G3 would regularly last me until about 6-7pm from an overnight charge but the G4 lasts till I go to bed, I am a big game player, use my phone as an MP3 player streaming via Bluetooth etc etc, I think the G4 uses less power rather than having asignificantly bigger battery.

The G4 doesn't have QI charging built in now but you can buy a case to add it, the G3 comes with it out of the box (A negative for the G4).

The G4 runs Android 5.1, the G3 has 5.0

Overall the G4 is a massively better phone over the G3

For those interested in the warranty aspect of this deal. I have just come of the phone with LG customer support, giving them the IMEI number from the invoice received after placing my order. They have confirmed that that particular phone is covered by LG's 2 year manufacturers warranty. Stating it was manufactured in May 2015 and with proof of purchase from today, the phone is covered until November 2017. Hope that helps.

ERM no.

The display is significantly better for a start.

And comparing the cameras purely based on megapixels, just lol. G4 camera is up there with the best of them (Nexus 6p, Galaxy S6), G3 camera is very poor by comparison.

But alas, HUKD is full of people misinforming others these days.

​There may be a little more to it than that. Full specs here http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile-phones/lg-g4/23140/lg-g4-vs-lg-g3-whats-new-features-price-specs-android-m-update

Has anyone experienced Boot-lock error on this ?
I have experienced it and arranging with great difficulty to get it repaired/replaced by LG UK.
Thank God for the 2 year EU warranty. :stuck_out_tongue:

Refunding mine. Phone is stuck on V10A (Android 5.1)

Just received mines today, looks brand new with all the protective film on the screen and around it.

I ordered the black leather one, no headphones or spare covered included.

no sticker on mine either.

There was no sticker on mine.

Did you have the sticker as well Dazz ?

​Same here. Phone is certainly brand new and under warranty.

I received the grey version yesterday. As others have commented, I to have the 'Not For Sale' sticker as well. Not exactly the message you want conveyed ! The phone is immaculate in every other respect. I too checked the warranty status direct with LG (see response below) given the phone is covered by the warranty I'm inclined to keep it.

"Thank you for your query regarding your handset, looking over your IMEI number, I can confirm the phone is from the EU. I can happily confirm that the warranty with the UK is an EU wide warranty so we can certainly cover any technical issues with your handset"

I ordered the black model and received it Friday, it is the H815 and LG have confirmed via email that it does have the full 24 month warranty. From LG:

"I can confirm you would hold a 24 month warranty so we can arrange for any repairs within this time period"

It came in an LG box (not sealed) but looked brand new with all the protective screen and side covers on etc. It came with a 2 pin charger and no headphones or spare back cover, but it was the leather back version which was a nice surprise. Upon writing this there are still 7 black models in stock. Hope this helps someone.

Edit: I also had the "not for resale" sticker behind the battery that others have reported.

No, I missed it! Already have some Kingston 64gb so will use those while I wait for the next deal for the 128gb.

Cheers. Much appreciated. Btw did u get the sandisk 128gb microsd to go with it ?

Received mine today and its a H815. Just sent an email to LG to confirm warranty.

Mine was fine, original LG box, no scratches but missing the extra back cover and headphones. Also, not sure if there ever was a seal because there are no glue marks around the box.

Also, the protective tape is intact, on the screen, on the edges and on the power button.

Can you check if its the H815 plz n if possible to verify serial number with LG for warranties? Also , what conditions did you all receive your phones ?

It actually probably is the black leather cover. It smells and looks like leather but feels plastic. Anyway I'm not that bothered about the cover as I was going to replace it anyway. I can live with the cover and the missing accessories but not the scratches on the laser cover.

Also, this person won a g4 in a magazine comp and his phone had the not for sale sticker and was also missing the headphones, manuals and extra back.

Looks like people in the US received phones with the not for sale sticker too. Apparently, it was a mistake by LG.

No, I ordered the black version. It said in the ad that it would be brand new and sealed, with a black leather cover.

The ad says...



All our brand new items ship in the original sealed box with all the original accessories.

Black leather version.

Did you order the grey one because LG don't sell a grey leather version, only plastic.

I noticed in the description for the grey version, it said a leather cover will be in the box. This was a mistake. It should have said Grey Plastic back cover in the box.

Hi,

No, the box wasn't sealed and no headphones or extra cover. It said on the advert that it would come with a black leather cover but no way is it leather! It's just a horrible plastic thing. Also, I just noticed the charger that came with it is an EU charger :-(

Think I'll be sending this back.

see post #66

Did yours come in a sealed box and did you get headphones & extra back cover?

I received my G4 on Friday afternoon. I've just noticed that the plastic cover on the laser is really badly scraped, but the rest of the phone appears to be fine. Also, under the cover at the back there is a sticker that says 'not for sale'. Found this a little bit strange. Anyone else had similar issues?

I'm never worried about whether the charger is 2 pin or 3 pin. As long as I've got the USB cable I have plenty of UK mains plugs ie old white Apple plugs, a USB port in the car and also (for slower charging) a laptop. Most of the main phone manufacturers are using micro usb connections anyway, so using a Samsung charger on an LG phone shouldn't be any different.

There is still black in stock but it states it ships with an EU 2 pin charger :/

You're clearly wrong.

Btw link takes you to grey, which is OOS, I clicked through on LG top left, and saw black is in stock. 259.99. Postage and £5 topcashback cancel each other out. Thanks OP....

21 in stock, or 20 after I just ordered one :-)

OOS

Just phoned them. They said it will be a sealed EU model.

dodgey website with only 90 day warranty be warned

ok thanks

There is a SD card slot.

is 32GB storage enough？

LG G4 good cellphone

Was tempted by this until I read some online reviews about this retailer!
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/smartfonestore.com

Samsung. So yesterday. This is a great deal. Ordering now.

When I bought the G3 last November I quickly realised it was the best phone I'd ever owned (coming from a Nokia N70/N95/iphone3/iphone 4 and 4s background)

I'm not a very heavy phone user but I do tend to cane the internet a little bit as I am a taxi driver and it fills gaps in time by browsing. I must admit with the G3 I often watched the battery percentage bar go down 1% every couple of minutes. I bought a spare battery and an external wall charger so that I always had 2 batteries with me.

I didn't really care too much about the other regular moans about the G3 on this site ie a dull display with a lack of colour and also this "lag". I noticed maybe a slight hesitation when launching an app on the G3 but I presume that heavy users were annoyed by that but don't all phones eventually become a bit slow anyway?

My (ex) girlfriend threw my G3 on the floor in a bit of an argument in September and I was horrified. My G3 came back as unrepairable. I had a tempered glass screen protector on it which shattered but amazingly peeled off to leave the sceen completely perfect - recommended! It was also in a leather wallet but the impact was hard and the internals were broken.

I thought about it and for the sake of about £90 more I bought a G4 and wow! I noticed the screen was better and much more colourful, the response time for everything definitely showed up the G3 "lag", and yes, the camera is amazing.

The G3 is still a great phone for the price you can get it for, but at £265, the G4 is a bargain and walks all over the G3. I think it's the best smartphone on the market. I'm not an Apple or Samsung hater either. It's cheap because it's not a fashionable brand to be seen using ie Samsung/Apple.

Is http://smartfonestore.com/ a safe site ? :/

From a g2 to g4 I think it is maybe not from a 3 to a 4

Having had all 3, I would say no it isn't

I had g2 g3 and now g4 i would say defo worth the jump

Using a G2 is it worth getting this? quite happy with the G2 really just wondering if it's worth the extra?

there are still 5 in stock just check minutes ago.

The internet is a great place for misinformation !!

is this better than the note 4?

Not saying you could have Google'd that or anything....

http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-g4-vs-lg-g3-616092/

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/android-smartphones/lg-g3-vs-lg-g4-comparison-review-3610201/

I have G4 and its totally stable- never an issue with it in 4 months AT ALL. Best phone i have ever had, camera is stunning and so much less bloatware than a Samsung. LG Android variant I prefer over basic lollipop- and I ran a phone with stock Lollipop before the G4.

It's better but I'd wait for the next wave of devices before changing, the likes of the S7 and G5

Agreed. That is 2 hours that could've been better spent positively interacting with my wife and children :smile:

I have a Galaxy S5 at the moment.. Is this any better and worth upgrading to?

2 hours of SoT is awful...

The 60 day warranty is from Smartfonestore. I've had it confirmed from LG that my handset is covered by their 2 year manufacturers warranty. In any case the 'neigh sayers' will have you believe that LG are an atrocious company to deal with and that their warranty is not worth the paper it's written on, so buy from wherever, there's no cover anyway :laughing:

smartfonestore gets posted a lot with this deal, suspicious?

Personally, it's not worth the risk. Just spend an extra £30/40 and you can a warranty that lasts longer than 60 days!

any chance amazon would price match?

Had my G3 a year now, it does not overheat and it easily lasts a whole day, averaging 2 hrs screen on time. Just saying :sunglasses:

They all say out of stock?

I have a G3 and a G4 and I can assure you the difference is negligible. So maybe you should think twice before you open your mouth as you clearly have no idea what you are talking about.

For those interested,

Otterbox Symmetry case @ £13.46 delivered from Kikatek.

60 days warranty?!!

​when I spoke with them on the phone I asked them if I got the last Grey one, they said no we're just about to restock the site.

Thanks OP, ordered the last Grey one for my daughter. I phoned them to make sure that the order had gone through ok and they told me it had, no problem. Thanks again.

I had the G3 Euro version with 3GB RAM, I now have the G4, it's much better. The screen, camera and battery life are better, it's nippier and it doesn't get hot.
It would be handy if you didn't comment rather than talk ****.

Grey seems to be back in stock, showing 8 for me if you use the G4 link on the left side of the page

For me Moto X play is a premium device as it does a lot more than what I expect at this price i.e. Reputed manufacturer, above average spec, quick security patches and no cack on top of stock experience.

Screw stock.

The only real reason to go Nexus is for Chroma ROM <3

Stock with light tweaks and of course, layers for themes.

Not sure I'd call the Moto X Play 'premium'.

oos

Whoop whoop whoop ha....

For those interested in the warranty aspect of this deal. I have just come of the phone with LG customer support, giving them the IMEI number from the invoice received after placing my order. They have confirmed that that particular phone is covered by LG's 2 year manufacturers warranty. Stating it was manufactured in May 2015 and with proof of purchase from today, the phone is covered until November 2017. Hope that helps.

interested in phone with brown genuine leather

Yeh too many G strings (in programming terms)

G4 is same as G3, better to wait for G5

If anyone decides 2 buy one then get the leather version as its feels more premium..

OOS already. Great price.

Excellent seller and prompt service.

Would upgrade my G3 if this had wireless charging out of the box...

I think they typed that question and hit enter in the wrong browser window.

At least, I am hoping they did...

what is qi charging?

that is the information i got from LG. you are free to doubt what you want. bottom line is no LG warranty.

been looking & waiting for a good deal on these, but not buying unless a full years warranty and uk, not worth the risk imo.

Is this the only flagship left that does a removable battery and microSD? if so then I can see myself overlooking every other flaw.

Also much nicer screen, better cpu...

no direct experience with LG support but from what i've read on various websites/forums/etc LG dont honor their manufacturers warranty if your phone is purchased from a country you are not resident in. So no support in UK/ROI if you bought from France, Germany, etc. Not sure how it would apply to retailers selling non UK phones. Seems like a grey import area they would wash their hand of...
Thinking off getting a G3/G4 myself but this is really putting me off LG..

anyone recommend good screen protector for this please bought official circle case from cpw
many thanks

I very much doubt this is a UAE model given that a two-pin continental-style plug is included. It is almost certainly a Europe (ex-UK) model, which would be covered by LG's EU warranty.

thought it was something like 2TB ? Massive

G4 camera is phenomenal. I don't take out my real camera any more.

Had a G2 and it died on me in the warranty period, LG were a total nightmare in repairing it so be aware for warranty issues. You will need a date of purchase, proof of purchase, so in this case I don't think they will cover any repairs.
I would not touch another LG product after my problems with them.
It seems they have gone downhill over the last 12 months!

Sure you lose all the lg bloatware

I mean if you need all of that fair enough

Camera still takes fantastic pictures or download the fv5 app

For me its a no brainer

Thanks. Hot deal! Bought from them a couple of years ago with no problems

how do these compare to the nexus 6X/6Ps?

Will there be better deals on mobiles tomorrow? Very tempted.

18 black...5 grey in stock...excellent deal!

ERM no.

The display is significantly better for a start.

And comparing the cameras purely based on megapixels, just lol. G4 camera is up there with the best of them (Nexus 6p, Galaxy S6), G3 camera is very poor by comparison.

But alas, HUKD is full of people misinforming others these days.

Same here

Bought one of these and there were no earphones in the box, told they didn't come with it when they clearly do... Buyer beware

Sketchy reviews of the seller: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/smartfonestore.com

Tempted but this puts me off

They should check the warranty before putting it on sale.

I have just phoned them. They said it will be an EU model with 2 pin charger. However they did not confirm if LG will honour warranty on EU model or not . I am guessing they would as EXPANSYS also sell EU models.

Thanks for the confirmation.

there is NO LG WARRANTY. I called smartfonestore and asked about it. they only provide 60 days (even though the phone was brand new) and told me to enquire with LG if they provided any.

I told LG the IMEI and serial and they said it's a unit meant for UAE, therefore no warranty in EU. Then they transferred me to a manager who asked for seller's details so they could investigate how these units ended up in Europe.

On the other hand, smartfonestore didn't try to hide anything from me, answered phonecalls politely and had no problem accepting the return and refunding me.

Not sure whether to buy it :disappointed: Seeing mixed things about the warranty on these

I have gone for Moto X play instead. Better battery much affordable for a premium phone and near stock Android (much better experience) . Plus I have LG G2 and I don't think I'd want to go for LG again (unless it is from Google directly) because of non-existent security updates.

a few things ive read about these g4 from previous sales from smartfonestore:

1. They come brand new sealed but don't have the spare back cover in the box,
2. They don't have the headphones included
3. They come with 2 pin power adapter
4. They have a "Not for resale" sticker on it by the sticker behind the battery
5. Some say LG say 2 year warranty, some say LG say not covered at all.

anyone confirm?

Absolute bargain that! I paid 410 for mine 6 months ago, best phone ever

I'm a normal to heavy user and I charge the G4 at least twice a day same as my previous phones. Been using the phone for nearly 2 months now.

The difference is it has quick charge 2.0 so I use my Qualcomm aukey charger to top it up to 100% within an hour and a bit. Otherwise pretty good phone.

Official CM13 nightlies now

There is no reason not to buy this phone now

Two days off a full charge

Great price but a dubious company reputation. I'll miss this one I think.

These must be refurbs.

I bought one of these 2 weeks ago and wanted to use their return guarantee and it took them 6 days to answer my email, in fact I'm still trying to sort it out. They used to be good but I'm beginning to wonder if things are starting to slip at their end, my point being be aware before you buy :smiley:

Anyone tell me what's better on the g4 than the g3 please?

Depends if you want to keep charging your phone before you go to bed or not lol.

Hmm this or s6

It says no expandable storage.......

Well said, I have had G3 and now G4, Sent G3 bak after a month, battery dies at 80% and then you have to plug it in to a charger to switch it back on, freezes and lags, But G4 has been going strong almost 2 months now, not a single complaint.

Really big fan of the LG G range and rocking a G2 ATM, the only thing that slightly let's the phone down is the software isn't as stable as naked android offerings - get some lag here and there plus the odd freeze that needs a reboot to cure, it could be just some of the apps I use that cause this though. Anyhow after being a android user since day one and recently getting a iPhone 6s the LG G2 is actually better in quite a few departments - the screen, battery life and the fact you can easily access the data on a andriod make getting the iPhone 6s abit of a mistake TBH.

Check again mate, still available :smiley:

No current stock that I could see when clicked on the link..

That's not the ONLY difference....

I've had the G2, G3 (UK 16gb version and the EU 32gb Version) and G4....

The camera is a huge improvement over the G3 but there are also other improvements.

The G4 is a lot more stable, infact it's perfect, I always had problems with memory, overheating etc with the G3, especially the 16gb version, many other people had the same issues.

The battery life on the G4 is significantly better, the G3 would regularly last me until about 6-7pm from an overnight charge but the G4 lasts till I go to bed, I am a big game player, use my phone as an MP3 player streaming via Bluetooth etc etc, I think the G4 uses less power rather than having asignificantly bigger battery.

The G4 doesn't have QI charging built in now but you can buy a case to add it, the G3 comes with it out of the box (A negative for the G4).

The G4 runs Android 5.1, the G3 has 5.0

Overall the G4 is a massively better phone over the G3

Thanks for that. Seems a faster processor together with an extra gb of ram can speed things up nicely in the g4.

Like this phone, do you think there will be a black Friday deal on it ?

60 day warranty sounds strange for a new phone

Dispatches from UK?

hot!!

Thanks OP :smiley:

​There may be a little more to it than that. Full specs here http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile-phones/lg-g4/23140/lg-g4-vs-lg-g3-whats-new-features-price-specs-android-m-update

Thanks :smiley:

60 day warranty?

60 day warranty on a brand new phone ? surely not ! Only thing stopping me buying this :disappointed:

£5 cashback using quidco so you can get it for £259.98

Thanks, nice find!