As someone who has tried both, let me give you my opinion.

I went through a huge effort to get the G4 on this deal, and eventually got it. Got the plastic back, which I wouldn't recommend - feels cheap. Definitely go for the leather if you want one of these. Overall, I wasn't satisfied. The camera was good, but really requires more manual intervention to get the most out of it, something I'm not bothered with (I wanted more of an "out of the box" camera experience). The software is really unrefined I found. It just feels "loose" and not very well thought out, kinda hard to explain. Review videos will tell you exactly the same thing. I found the battery life to be very poor too. So after returning the G4 back to Vodafone (who thankfully took it back along with the top up), I went for the O2 refresh GS6 deal.

So far I've been very happy with my choice. Battery is as good if not better (maybe I had a bad G4!), it's still not great mind you - I have to do some battery optimisations to get it to last me through the day. The lack of expandable storage is not ideal but I don't store lots of stuff on my phone anyway. Everything else is just stellar. Build quality feels miles and miles better than the G4. Design and overall fit and finish is superb. And I'm super impressed with what they've done with Touchwiz; no lag at all, and it all feels very well thought out. Nearly all features are genuinely useful and it's nicely customizable. Other than that, the fingerprint scanner is amazing - I can unlock my phone securely without having to think about it, or have to punch in a code or worry about patterns every time (let's face it, most of us have to look at our phone many times a day - why not make it seemless). The wireless charging is a nice touch too, I've bought one from Amazon and it's nice to just put it down without plugging in at night - will save the port from getting worn down that way too.

I'd say if you really need more storage and a removable battery, maybe think about the G4. But in my experience the GS6 has been far better than the G4 in literally all other areas.

Obviously it's just an opinion, so don't shoot me people - my needs/tastes may be different to yours ^_^

For me its the G4. Bought an S6 and returned it looking at the abysmal battery life. Would not say G4 is great but much better than S6. Of course not to mention the additional benefit of removable battery and sd card.

A great phone on a great deal. The camera is absolutely fantastic and the screen is superb. The battery life may only be average but at least you can swap it out for a new one.

Try 261160583898 on that well known auction site

Can be upgraded to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). A lot of phone for the money.

Great price - heat added :smiley:

Shame you have to buy a Vodafone sim card. I'll never use it.

Easy enough to unlock?

This or the O2 Refresh Galaxy S6?

Would appreciate any opinions either way!

Blackberry Priv- physical keyboard

It has come down to £250 in the Gulf and reduced also in Canada. It's a new phone, that is why it is so expensive,. You just need to wait a bit- like I am.

awesome price!

Great price! Only gripe is Vodafone plaster their phones with bloatware.

Oos

Anything compareable to this phone for this price right now?

Wow, was in the process of ordering this but it kept coming up with error on my card details.
Decided to leave it till I get home and now its OOS.
Typical.

OOS I was just going to order one to replace my iPhone that's on its last legs.

hopefully this will still be available at the end of the month. heat - thanks op

about time

was looking yesterday and it wasn't even their

I've got a G4 on EE camera is unreal! Had an S6 returned it because I hated it battery life is ****!! G4 is so smooth and it looks and just feels like a quality build! As all LG products do now! IPhones are the worst tho! Due to my experience with them

why? Your quote on its own doesnt help people to know what your problem is/was. tx

sold out already

Anyone know how much bloatware comes with the Vodaphone? Is it better to purchase unlocked off Ebuyer?

A great phone on a great deal. The camera is absolutely fantastic and the screen is superb. The battery life may only be average but at least you can swap it out for a new one.

Good to see the 'email me when back in stock' feature works so well...

Crap Customer Service again. Added to basket, but cannot go trough checkout process and contacted customer service. they advised me to log out and log in again, then phone is removed from my basket . now out of stock

i guess everyone has their own tastes and needs

if you watch this video, you can see the G4 has the better camera vs the S6 in auto mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG-Fg4upxZw

i have had both too and preferred the G4, due to price and spec, cant go wrong with either really, for me the S6 battery was worse.

​ what by? G4 pro/V10 are not out in the UK so unlikely to see until April IMO.

​After being a Samsung customer for years, I switched to LG (G2/G3) their customer service is the worst I've ever encountered. The phones are great for the first 12 months and then faults occur. For these reasons I'll be going back to Samsung.

The red is showing in stock in Altrincham, will they honour the online price?

I'm still trying to source 2. I was in my local Vodafone store but wasn't any in. I can't understand why there are is a shortage on them. It's a flagship phone.

keep it personal...

The girl I spoke to said that if they had any in even if it was contract stock she would have converted it to PAYG. Not sure if it's down to individual stores or its company wide. Pity they can't do that to online stock.

G3 UK edition was slow. Laggy. Kept crashing. Screen became unusable and was replaced under warranty but it still wasn't great to use. Excellent camera though I will say that. Needed more memory like the European edition. UK rip off as usual. Why we got a different model who knows... Oh and TV broke after 2.5 years. Not in warranty as bought from dabs.

Looks like the sites down. I'm trying to persuade them to send a contract
phone to my local store and they will convert it to PAYG. But they won't.

Back in stock

Just bought this online for 225 delivered, it said allow 2-4 working days - if you don't want a Vodafone sim card you don't need to pay the extra £10. Much appreciated guys!

Entered payment details then got told that it was no longer in stock!
OOS again!

I would be interested to know how these latest flagships stack up to stand alone mid range compacts for last 2 years ive always bought a fairly low end handset (currently smart ultra 6) and paired it with a very compact wifi enabled compact (sony wx200) this combo seems to produce very good photos and the wifi transfer is fast and reliable, however if these lastest camera phones are now as good as my compact camera I may be willing to pay a bit more and go for an s6 or g4 to save carrying 2 devices.

All out of stock now sadly missed this deal again!

If anyone is still after this phone and it's out of stock, go onto Live chat with their rep and say you had it in basket but you had trouble with your card and it's not available any more. They will give you the option to buy it from your IP address while you chat to the rep. I've done it myself.

Frankly I wouldn't bother. Had the run around from their phone customer service center (jump hurdles and hoops to chat to someone) and their live chat. There is no one person that is able to provide any relevant information on what is happening with my order from yesterday. They use blatant misinformation to fob you off. I normally don't complain much but this has left me seething. :disappointed::disappointed:

Website says in stock in Altrincham store - However I went in store lunch time and it has been out of stock for a week! Do not trust website, online/store communication is poor. I tried to ring the store but they would not answer the phone.
Thank goodness you can unlock your phones, vodaphone suck.

I was told that stock might be coming in next week.

When it comes to hot deals like this, Vodafone customer services are worse than useless. I along with many others experienced that with the LG G2 sale in 2014. It's basically a case of ordering and then simply hoping for the best because if something goes wrong at Vodafone's end, you're highly unlikely to get the phone you ordered, even after spending hours on the phone, chat, email etc. with Vodafone. It's completely pointless.

If anyone's gets/got and changes their mind I may be interested :smiley:

iv been looking for one for ages . please let me know if any come in

My son got me the red leather one from Meadowhall this evening
he said there was at least 3 in stock
hope this helps someone

Yep. Good luck - This phone is now back in stock :smile:

out of stock again

Can it be unlocked to any network?

It is very good price though

ohh, this can't be true. it went out of stock for 4 min!

I'm sick of it !!!!
I need a new mobile

op can you help me by inboxing me first

I phoned them 1 hour ago. rang 4 stores and no one has one in stock

Where do you get the store phone numbers? They don't appear to be on the website?

Managed to get 1 reserved for pickup tonight. How will it compare to my M8?

Vodafone stock alert is rubbish.
No stock near me and really after this phone.

How is this phone compared to note 4 ?

Ring your local store and check if they have the handset in stock but don't mention PAYG. If they say yes, ask if they can convert it form a contract to a PAYG handset. That's what my store have done.

Available again! Just release all your stock Vodafone :smirk:

Does Vodafone logo come up when booting also can the Vodafone blot Ware be removed from setting apps also what's the internal memory after the blot Ware apps

BAXK IN

Just ordered mine - and still available so keeping my fingers crossed :sunglasses:

thanks OP. Just ordered mine. Home delivery in 2-4 working days!

thank God.

so happy. after all those countless phone calls

You don't have to buy top up

Do not have a vodafone number, can not register the online account.

anyone can help? thanks in advance.

Thank you very much, I just sorted it out.

First you need to select the phone & sim card to continue; then change the items in the basket before payment and you can just buy the phone!

Quite a few stores have done it, just ring them using my previous comment. Find the mobile number for the store using saynoto0870.com, not Google like a previous poster said.

Someone said you get a gold back cover. So is it red leather or plastic gold ?

Still not seeing it when I ask to update.

I've bought a bumper for this phone which I think is as good as a case. I'm very chuffed with it. Is there a way to add photos here?

Just collected phone its so light comapred to my M8. Need to decide if it's better than M8. Lots of testing in next week and I'll have one Phone for sale!

How long does it take to receive the delivery

Oh look, it's back in stock :wink:

not any more

OOS again

Can this be unlocked to use on another network?

Oos

Nope it's in stock :smiley:

Just gone OOS again :disappointed:

I'm going to quit now while I'm ahead :wink:

It's back in stock :smiley:

OOS

lol I think someone at Vodafone is messing around

back in stock

back in stock, i just bought one

Nah, its not - lets you go all the way to check out and then fails

OOS

mine went through the checkout fine

I'm still rocking the LG G2, I get about 3+ days from a full charge

Same was the case with the LG G2 which I have. An incredibly slim phone, specially at the time it came out, but slippery as hell and a case was an absolute requirement.

I think LG G4 quick circle case is very good. I use it on my G3 and won't use any other case.
But it's a bit costlier and some people also may not like the flip case.

I bought my G4 from ebayer for £279.00 in the end as I did not want to mess with removing the Vodaphone skin or unlocking it etc. What a cracking phone it is for the money. The only real fault I can find with it is that the camera lens is flush with the back of the phone so it will be very prone to scratching. As I bought the leather backed version I had hoped to get away with not buying a case but I think I will have to because of that.

I went with the Spigen Crystal Clear case, Spigen is always my preference when looking for phone cases

Was back out of stock by 10am. As a tip Vodafone will force you ti create an account in order to purchase the phone so create a Vodafone account in advance - I lost my opportunity to buy as I was only half way through the sign up process when the last phone went.

They seem to be restocking around 9/9.30am each day.

anyone else trying to track and says order is invalid??

Neostar

I'm still rocking the LG G2, I get about 3+ days from a full charge

Any advice how to manage 3 days on the G2 - is that a custom ROM?

expired!!!!!!!!!!!! :stuck_out_tongue:

Just bought one.

Thanks.

All Gone!!!!

Mitrepooc not if you go in store and ask to convert a contract phone to PAYG. Worked for me.

got one from Derby on saturday, marked up at £425 but I said can you do the £225 online deal, they made it to path and I handed over £225 notes, very easy

Can these be unlocked using an eBay code?

Thanks

WHY DO I KEEP MISSING THIS DEAL. So so annoyed I've been keeping an eye out for ages but can't keep checking whilst at work :disappointed:

Was tempted to get one at this price,have had a G3 before so know its a great phone.
But gonna hold out for a Xiaomi Mi5

do we need a Vodafone sim to have this unlocked through ebay?

Recieved mine today.
Ok, so it looks small and slim than my nexus 6, 5.9 " screen.
I thought it has a leather back case, No, it's hard plastic leather look !
I had to download every app again on my play store
The box from outside was very dirty I'd say.

Question, does the £10 top up start straight away? I already have £3 left from my 3G network.

Yeah after the fiasco with the G2 I went for another one of their deals a few months later, and got the HTC One M8 that they were doing a bargain deal on. That one went through without any problems whatsoever!

help please. iv ordered a code from eBay
where can i enter it as thr mobile lets me use it but just without calls.
iv tried switching it off too

Missed it again

Youo

Yes, I got involved in the LG G2 Black Friday Fiasco.

I've been after a couple of G4 for a couple of weeks.

I rang the CEO's office on Friday to complain about the way the stock situation with G4 was handled. The magically found me 2, and I received them today.

Back in stock again briefly this morning.

All gone again now.

Not on mine, I had to dial a code.
Model: LG H815

1 - Insert a non-accepted or an accepted sim card
2 - Go to dial screen and press 2945#*815#

Thank you soooooo much xx. Your a star
Even the unlocking company couldnt tell me that. !.

got mine from my local Vodafone. they don't let you buy it without buying credit so really it's £235

Mine is 512 , wonder how long till ebay has unlock codes for it.

I looked at just before 9.

Would recommend people get up early and refresh those browsers constantly if they really want one.

The odd few do keep popping up.

I've had 2 since this deal was expired by looking first thing in the mornings.

unfortunately my phone is going back, tried very hard coming from an IPhone 5 but just cant get used to using Android.

just went out of stock in my basket :/

i must say my screens changes from bright to dim while using

i hate the typing keyboard. nearly every comment is spelt wrong because the keys are small.
can i change it?

Thanks. That's useful. I'm using Google keyboard now. Much bigger as before all my spellings were incorrect.
Thanks again

IT'S BACK IN STOCK! I just ordered one a few mins ago, never ordered something so fast :smile:

Me too - order confirmed! Phew - I've never typed so fast. Glad I kept that tab open form Monday now.

Brilliant phone, photos are pin sharp...much better than the S6 :smiley:

I also managed to order! Thanks

got another one too (one for me this time)

Me too. Thanks for the heads-up.

Red leather!!!! can the back be changed??

managed to reserve one :smiley: Now I need to collect and then unlock .. I hope it is straightforward !

Got one was gonna get the Style by Moto at £100 , will want to flash to a stock oem fw and get rid of the Vodacrap..Hope this can be done. Wow what can i do with the sim card

How's the Battery compared to the G2?

Finally........ After checking all week, I've managed to order one.. Thanks whoever bumped this back up and unexpired :smile:

would a talk talk sim work in this?

Back camera is very good but front camera is not good et all. It captures images but looks like oil paintings. The slider does not help as well. Even if i slide it to the left it still is painted, not sharp.

Now so glad I didn't buy that moto x 2nd gen 20 minutes ago

Great deal well done the bumper. Will want to remove Voda bloatware. These Vodafone phones are crammed with crapware. Anyone know if can be flashed with stock FW easily?? I always do my Samsungs as soon as i have them with their generic non branded FW and its a doddle. Will be replacing my GlaxyS5

OOS :disappointed:

Back in stock - quick!

im so tempted but i want a fingerprint scanner and better battery life, having worse battery life then the g2 and g3 tipped me over

SUPERB!!!

Is it just me or the Vodafone website extremely buggy? I get logged out every time I navigate to another page ... this way I failed to get the offer on time

I thought I had one too, but the website hung at the contracting your card provider page :-(

Guys how do I log on to check please? I can't remember making a email and password for the account. Cheers

ordered at 3pm, thanks!

How long are these taking to arrive from order?

Im getting this from their website "There are currently no services being used on this account" ????

i just bought now in westfield vodafone sheperds bush. hurry i think they have 2 more

so how to unlock this fone. anyone please?

Can anyone recommend a protective case for this? I know some were linked earlier but I'd like something fairly robust in case I drop it or accidentally put it in my pocket with my keys.

Also just to check - does unlocking it void its warranty?

Need a good tempered glass screen protector , but hear that the G4's Proximity sensor has to be cut out as it causes issues other wise.Anyone bought a decent priced one ???? that does not cause this issue

Anyone had any updates other than initial email

mmmmm me neither i did check with live chat and he said my order was being processed. .poxy hope so been hanging on and on for a decent phone deal then this turned up. Nearly bought a 360 pounds moto x style glad i didn't.

Wow im worried now mines on stage 2

Mine is on stage 4 and says "It will be delivered to the store you requested soon and you will be notified when it is ready for collection."
But I didn't choose store collection I actually chose home delivery...
Also didn't get an email after the confirmation one.

Wow I am going to be Soooooooooo slashed off if this goes tits up :disappointed:

First 3 are ticked for me and it says its with the courier waiting to be delivered to the store i selected. Unless my home has become a vodafone store without me knowing, then i think something is a bit wrong there :neutral_face:

Still at stage 2 for me but I am having it delivered to my house

I ordered one for my wife who is on a S4 and me on a Note3. One says Stage 4 and other stage 2.
Does the phone come with a wireless charger or do you have to buy one and where is the cheapest / best?
Also has anyone used the Urban Armour Gear and will that allow wireless charging? (Is the case any good btw as I used this on my Note and it was amazing)?
I bought this phone for the camera so hope its a step up from my current Note 3 which has been pretty good :smiley:

It does have wireless charging with the appropriate rear cover

http://9to5google.com/2015/09/19/add-wireless-charging-lg-g4-cheap/
I thought the LG G4 had it built in but you have to change a cover to allow it. Cheap solution. Has anyone done this ? Is it worth it?
But you need a cheap wireless charger too. Also if the phone has fast charging does wireless charging make any difference to the speed ?
found this too .. so probably easier but no protection :disappointed:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/QUICK-CIRCLE-Smart-Window-View-Qi-WIRELESS-CHARGING-FLIP-COVER-CASE-FOR-LG-G3-G4-/151745479057?var=&hash=item2354bc4191:m:mQM7mg0fpOD8GbQoLRjAhRQ

Why would Vodafone accept orders for what they don't have? I don't understand

Nice so I put Powerpatch on leather case and if anything wrong with phone I just send it in to Vodafone with plastic case they won't know any different nice

Wow so basically if your order is not passed stage 2 by now then you won't be getting one? Jesus what a cock up. Well slashed off now

Is anyone else's at stage 2? Looks like we are screwed then

Can't even CANCEL using their website???? WTF have i let myself in for ordering off these Voda clowns!!!

Live chat this morning...
Shekhar: at 9:52:57
There is nothing wrong with the status the order have been submitted to Vodafone and the delivery team will deliver it very soon.

Then he has said

Shekhar: at 9:55:30
okay no worries mate as I can see on my system the order is with the delivery team at the moment so I am raising a priority request to update you with the current status of your order.

Shekhar: at 9:57:44
at the moment it is with the delivery team so stage 3

I'm running a series of tests on this one compared to my HTCM8 as I decide which to keep. Follow it here -

https://twitter.com/Gigsandgadgets/status/691220830949367808

ANYONE who ordered on the 22nd for home delivery has got a update of dispatched please???

Camera comparison v my HTC M8

http://s914.photobucket.com/user/carwacster/library/LG%20G4%20V%20HTC%20M8%20-%20cameras

M8 pics in the sub-album

Wow I'm am totally slashed off now.. Enjoy mate looks like I will end up losing out this time. The mongs on the live chat haven't got a clue. Seriously I have NEVER been with Vodafone and never will on this one purchase I can see they are complete morons

I know I think I have no chance of this working out.. What a shame. Hope yours works out bud but think we are being mugged off here by a complete bunch of retards from Vodafone

Never believe a word Vodafone online chat say:

Vodafone adviser: In this case please wait for 1 day more and you will receive the order definitely.
Vodafone adviser: Please visit tomorrow evening to the shop and you will receive the order.
Vodafone adviser: Please try to understand the order is in transit and you will receive it shortly3.

Got transferred to his supervisor who says that his team cannot track orders and I would need to call the helpline. 1 hour wasted.

They still haven't agreed to do a refund either.

WOW i am AMAZED!!!!!! just got a text then a email out of the blue, to say my phone will be delivered today between 12.34 and 1.34!!!
Won't speak to soon but hey Voda might just come through after all.

I really hope this comes back into stock at some point before the 1st feb. Keep missing out. The last time they came back in stock online - I was wasting time checking in store.

Some one please let us know if they notice online stock? Ta!

I ordered 22nd, delivered this morning.

Available

OOS online :'(

Looks like the lg g3 black friday fiasco last year. I bought two lg g3 on black friday and after 17 million phone calls and live chats, I received two xperia z2s on 31st december.... what a joke of a company, Im glad my contract runs out in the summer:)

Yes i have NEVER heard a decent thing said about Vodafone and i just stumbled onto this deal as i always do the sim only and buy phone out right nowadays as contracts are a total no no and my S5 is now 2 years old so time for a change.... I have and NEVER will be signed upto to these clowns i am with 3 have been last 5 years are they are superb. I have 3 contracts in my household with them me my wife and son.. and a PAYG for another of my son's on EE who are pretty decent too.
Soooo this deal over 2 years works out at £9.79 a month for the phone and my rolling 3 contract is £12 a month for AYCE data and 5000 texts 200 mins.. So a decent phone over 2 years with a great package deal at £22 a month. NO contract could touch this anywhere.

Oh just checked my order status online and it is still at the "Status 2" stage
Confirmation
Your order has been accepted.
We've placed your order

WEIRD yet i have a email and text from them to say my order will be delivered today???? does this company have a CLUE what it is doing??? i mean seriously whats going on!!!

Interestingly my serial number starts '512', so these were manufactured in December 2015 and shouldn't suffer from the earlier batches some of which had problems.

Yeah I was thinking to grab something similar, sim only plan cheapish, now I pay 26 for 600min/1gb data (it is enough given I have wifi at home/work/uni), and that I swap my phones every few months anyway (geeky me). Either way, no more dealing with vodafone, unless I could find one in store, then Id buy one:) but no ordering from vodka online, ever...

mmm yeah 1gb fine for standard if you are connecting upto wifi for most of it.. I do 10GB + a month as i use mine at work during lunch etc watching movies tv etc. Yes sim only is what everyone is doing i know nowadays, i had a quick look at the contract deals for what i have and mentioned above for a G4 or similar and nearly had a heart attack. On average £50 a month for what i wanted NO WAY am i paying that sticking with the sim only rolling monthly and cash up front on the phone combo best way.

Yeah fair enough BUT they are hardly a fledgling company now are they....

If you received a text message you can track exactly where it is using the link.

I managed to get one earlier this morning. But it remains to be seen if it actually materialises. I can't seem to track the order. Latest email/text says 'currently checking the details of *order number* and will be in touch with an update shortly'

That was an hour ago. Here's hoping, although would be nice to track order status online. How long did people generally wait for an update beyond my current status?

Amazing deal if you can get one, the phone is an absolute steal at this price. I got one for my other half before Christmas and we now both have the same phone. :-)

Yay....its on its way even though the DPD driver is literally 5 minutes away drop 34 of 53 yet its gonna be another 1hr and 30 mins lol...hate waiting for tech!!!

This case seems the best for the cash http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mobile-Phones-LG-Case-Technology-Protection-compatible/dp/B00V576TAW/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1453720260&sr=1-5&keywords=lg+g4+case

I wanted the spigen Neo Hybrid but looks like its only available in the US!!! what a shame

ordered on friday , got delivered today. excelent service vodafone.

Guys anyone bought a tempered glass screen protector for theirs they can recommend please??? i have a superb one on my S5 no idea who makes it as they are all different chinese things. Mines edge to edge great fit, i am also reading there is a problem with the call making if you fit one that has the wrong cut outs!!! I think a lot of people would appreciate if anyone can shed some light.

Out of stock

​ look for "What to buy and why" on bbc iplayer. I think episode 2 was shown last week and compared smartphone to compact cameras. results were really interesting.

Just got mine...Great bit of kit need to get it unlocked, branding seems minimum to me. Feels a lot like my opo which i loved but scratched the screen and had to sell it...This is very nice so far. Need to unlock it though can this be done for free??

Can get it unlocked for like £2.50 on ebay

Yup got one cheers bud came right away too... was from the link on the first page of this thread. Right unbrand it now next move

Hi guys, just got my red leather back (511) on Friday, the phone is great but battery lasts 1 day max currently, hopefully after a few days it will start lasting more as it gets used to my using of the phone. Need some help with a couple of things if anyone can advise:

1)Need to get rid of Voda branding (splash screen & update services/apps) to hopefully improve battery life and performance, how do you do that and is there a risk of bricking the phone?

2)Would you guys suggest upgrading to Marshmellow? Will it improve battery life? And also what's the best way to do that? Will it remove the Voda splash screen and update apps?

Hoping for some help to make the best out of this phone! Thanks!

I still can't get my hands on one of these, god damnit!!!!!

There use to be a app that would do this get rid of bloatware i mean.....Did the LG bridge have the unbranded FW built in or did you have to go get it first??

Was it this Debloater tool? http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/bloatware-tool-t3141890

Likewise!!

LG Bridge couldn't find an update, so I used LG UP and downloaded the v20b ROM (fairly easy to find on xda developers forum).

My phone is not finding my tp link nano router at all? Wtf

mmmmm not as simple as my samsung in firmware flashing im not sure where to find the "Official" debranded firmware on the XDA website or anywhere else

Anyone have issue with the phone not recognizing a sim card??? i have tried 2 brand new sims now and it does nothing???

Wow just saw this... Not on mine, I had to dial a code.
Model: LG H815

1 - Insert a non-accepted or an accepted sim card
2 - Go to dial screen and press 2945#*815#

I managed to get mine delivered today :smiley: But my wife's which I ordered delivered to store is stuck in Status 2? Does that mean .. wait .. or does that mean not a chance :wink:
I phoned Cust Services and was waiting and waiting so switched off and their Customer Chat is offline (has been all day).
Huh.

vodafone cancelled my order for no reason. :disappointed:

The camera on this is absolutely incredible. I take all mine on auto mode and regularly get SLR quality- wish I knew how to attach some as you would be amazed what I get out of this phone.

yes I chose to go to a shop. ordered on friday

Cheers for all the input guy's big helps keep it coming helps us new to the LG.. One one that is doing my head in is the distance between the home screen folders that are similar to the Google go launcher.. Thing is when I try to move them in closer they just spring back away if you get me. Now sure it was different when I first turned on the phone

unlock for free? http://sim-unlock.net/simlock/LG/G4/

Mine cost £2.65 off ebay got it in 5 minutes worked fine see my earlier post as the detail don't come up when you put sim in you have to enter a code to open the unlock menu

Just emailed YZ communications on eBay and they told me they couldn't unlock the G4 with S/N starting 512. Is this the company you used?

you're quite right... @rse :disappointed: - i'll keep checking but ebay 2.59 seems going rate

Just got mine from Cabot store in Bristol. unlocked via eBay code for a couple of Quid and just updated it to 6.0 via LG up using firmware V20c, now it's perfect and an amazing phone. Bargain of the year!!

​V20c firmware is totally bloatfree on mine. Still has the splash screen but not one single Voda app to be seen!

Could you point me to the details etc how to do this please

Once you've pirchased your unlock code, follow instructions below to unlock. I used the second method.

Insert An Unsupported sim card in your phone [NEW ONE ] Enter NCK CODE OR SPCK CODE
NCK = NETWORK CODE
SPCK = SERVICE PROVIDER CODE
OR
2nd Method
1. Power on the Phone with Accepted Sim card or Without Sim Card.
3. On your Keypad Dial 2945#*xxx# Press Send xxx is your model Number For example if you have L70 MS 323 so Dial 2945#*323# Write Your phone model number
Choose Network Lock and Use NCK CODE
If you get a message "Your Phone is not personalized"
Then
Choose Sim Service Provider Lock and Use SPCK CODE .

I just bought this phone, not from this retailer, but elsewhere.
I'm trying to find a decent case and screen protector, I saw some links the other day, but for the life of me I can't find them now.
Any recommendations? Or if you know where the linkies are can you re-link please?

No keen on the viewing angles on this to be honest... the screen is not super bright to start with but from angles its pretty bad....

I went into the shop and the guy said it will be delivered to store in 48 hours ...lets see

I got mine unlocked on ebay for £2.49 and it also started with 512. Seller was kevinlow82, sent it within minutes.

My order status is showing an 'Lg G4 Gold', can someone confirm if this is still the red leather version please?

Yes it is red leather, you get a spare gold plastic cover too.

I wanted black leather one but obviously can not order it online, as i wanted to try before i commit, but vodafone kept me on phone for 2 hrs waiting before saying that it is not possible and i will have to cancel this one and get one in store

lt hasn't been cancelled just yet. I spoke to live chat (who are useless and I question what they say now...) but they seem to think my order has been accepted and that I will get what I ordered - the red leather back g4.

I will be very dissapointed if they cancel now. Considering two of their representatives on CS chat have told me my order has been confirmed and accepted :/

Why did they cancel yours? Did you get an email?

Gold is the correct phone, as it comes with the Red leather cover too :smiley:
I was told that mine will be fulfilled .. here's hoping :smiley:

Mine is a 'red leather' one but it also came with a gold back too. I wonder whether the gold ones come with a leather back or an spare cover of any desciption

This and my nexus 6p were best phones of 2015

Do not let them cancel your order.
After a chat online I called CS and they cancelled mine without even asking me!?
Today I went to the store that my order was supposed to go and I found my order there delivered ... and guess what? I can't take it because is cancelled already. However the guy in the shop assured me that I will get it till couple of days ... when it's released

Guys its only a few quid more on ebuyer....http://www.ebuyer.com/725933-lg-g4-32gb-phone-white-w-free-leather-back-lgh815-agbrwh you are desperate. Sim free no branding and a lot less hassle then these Voda clowns

I personally don't think its all that ok for the cash don't get me wrong but nothing i would go through the hassle to own.

bought from store on the back of seeing this deal, stock check doesn't work and they don't know what comes in delivery so a case of visiting a store and asking...

bought from store on the back of seeing this deal, stock check doesn't work and they don't know what comes in delivery so a case of visiting a store and asking...

No, they don't come with any spare back, only the leather backed ones come a spare.

So many cases for this phone I just cant make my mind up. Want something slim, but not a bumper.

anyone else got red plastic leather case?? meaning not proper leather, I did but thought it would be proper leather

Anyone seen any movement (or received) their 'pickup from store' purchase ?

Ordered mine on Monday morning for store pick up. My order status still shows on stage 2.

Other members on here have been stuck on stage 2 and received phone. So it's just a waiting game. Time given is 2-4days. Fingers crossed by Friday!

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/lg-finally-acknowledges-g4-boot-loop-problem-and-it-s-offering-a-fix-1313769

Something to be aware of before buying this phone! I benefitted from the HTC M8 last year so know they can be legit deals from Vodafone... But if I am a cynic then this sale happened just before this! Of course you're still covered!

I believe this affects phones with serial numbers starting 505-509. The one I just received starts with 512, so hopefully won't see this issue.
On a separate topic, I tried updating to Marshmallow through LG Bridge, but it said my phone was up to date.

I'm sure this deal is responsible for crashing the Vodafone website :-)

huh .. nice CS .. finger's crossed :smiley:

oos
oos, oos

oos, oos, oos

not sure how many stores vodafone have in UK so I could write Out of Stock for that many times :smiley:

I had success yesterday, OOS in my two local stores, but one extremely helpful guy (sorry, didn't get his name) in Sutton Coldfield Whatsapped other stores and I got a grey one from another nearby store. Almost feel guilty now that I've unlocked it, popped my 3 SIM in and used LG Up to upgrade it it to Marshmallow (I used v20d kdz file, I'm hoping that's ok - it certainly seems to be ok). I upgraded rather than "refurbished", which is I guess is probably why I haven't been able to lose the Vodafone splash screen or Vodafone update app, but I was able to successfully delete a load of other bloat. I also put Nova on as I'm just not used to LG phones.

Was concerned about battery life, but it seems fine. The Doze feature certainly seems to do the job, barely losing any juice at all when it's at sleep, and when it's awake, the device is extremely responsive and just flies. All in all I couldn't be happier, as I was thinking about getting a Nexus 6p 64gb which would have been twice the cost. I reckon the only thing I'm missing is the fingerprint scanner, really. For about £250 difference, I think I can live with that.

This has got to be the best bang per buck phone out there.

I managed to get the last one in Farnham, it was contract which he converted to PAYG and had to buy the big bundle for £10 on top of £225, but still an amazing deal. The sales guy from Guildford tried to order me one but said they couldn't even back order because there weren't any in the warehouse, he told me there was 1 left in Farnham and bingo!

I just used this guy from ebay to unlock the phone, the code arrived in 40 minutes after I placed the order, £2.59! Phone is now unlocked! :smiley:

Check out what I found. Unlock LG G4 P1 H815 H815AR H815K H815P Unlocking Network Key code Fast http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/160637322093?roken=cUgayN via @eBay_UK

Hopefully Vodafone will get some more stock in, don't trust the website stock checker for local stores, it doesn't work. Happy hunting!

Does anyone know if this is a Qi wireless supporter back cover? Thought those terminals must mean that?

Thanks pal.

Visited a store in Glasgow today and was told no stock, asked if they had any pay monthly they could convert and she gave me a weird look and asked if i worked for Voda

If we do unlock with ebay code, will that not give any issue like wiping IMEI number for that mobile? I'm just worried if we lost the IMEI number, I think we need to forget about 2 years warranty with LG. Any thoughts???

Thanks for your advise. can you please provide me the ebay link for the code which you have used for your mobile?

I also ordered on last friday, still the status is not changing from 2nd stage..But I have received my phone...:-)

Mines supposed to be delivered to a store. I would not be at all surprised if mine has been delivered there but without any notification to me. So I shall ring them later today and check. That's if they bother to pick up... Otherwise a potentially wasted journey to check in store I suspect.

Lol the amount of people on here buying this phone getting carried away by the hype. Its the NORMAL price this should be sold at IMO should be lot less the screen is dreadful .

Back in stock! :wink:

Damn, went out of stock during checkout procedure :-(

They are expecting stock today or tomorrow, as the promotion ends on Monday (or by Monday, I'm not 100% sure which).

Sofia: at 10:02:01
We'll get the phone in stock very soon, as the promotional offer ends at February 1, 2016.
Sofia: at 10:02:11
So you can expect that back in stock very soon.
You: at 10:03:02
So stock is expected in BEFORE Feb 1st? i.e. today or tomorrow?
Sofia: at 10:03:12
Yes, you are correct!

Well yes compared to a amoled screens these are not as vivid IPS if you are use to the amoled on the sammy's like i am then i think you will feel a bit slashed. I am struggling to find anything other then the camera that i feel is a big upgrade from my S5. The vibe alerts don't work on mine no matter what i do i cannot get it to vibrate when i receive emails etc and also the LED alerts don't seem to work all important to me!!! This is my personal view and i am sure others might feel the same.

If I'm completely honest it doesn't feel like a major upgrade for me compared to my Nexus 4 (released in 2012!). The screen is fine but I'm struggling to get used to the size of the phone itself. The best part for me is the camera which is great. I guess I'm just more into the "pure google" Nexus experience.

​Yes for the price it's totally worth it. Yes to the SD card slot too! I need to mess around with the settings and get used to it. Also love the dual window feature, really useful.

Lol you forgot the S5... i really don't think its a upgrade from a previous 2 year old top of the range phone... I feel people have got carried away with the people on here going crazy for it and the fact it keeps going out of stokc has increased a demand. My advice is unless you have a broken phone for one thats at least 4 years old THINK before you upgrade to this regardless if its £235 or £35 its money wasted if there is no personal gain for you

See i have all this on my Samsung..So its really dependent on what you are upgrading from end of!!! This LED and vibrate issue is really slashing me off tried everything its a pain. Think i will ebay this.

Is there a way to remove vodafone animation on boot and shutdown screen ?

It's cheaper than anywhere else...

As for the screen, you're trolling.

The lens on this is far superior to the S5, especially with f1.8

Yes quite right but is it £235 more superior??? its fair enough if you want it simply because its got a good camera but my S5 is plenty good enough i only use it in daylight anyway. Its the rest of it that i cant seem to get use to the notifications vibrate and LED dont work on mine email text facebook etc.

All about the camera for me. It's amazing. I've come from a Galaxy S4. Overall that's a neater and nicer design but the photos were never quite there. I can put up with the clunkiness for the imaging improvements.

What the heck are you on about? If someone is in the market to buy a high end phone, this is a steal at £235.

I had the S4 before this, and trust me, it is a huge upgrade - so much faster, camera is far better, software is much more user orientated, and you can customise it. Let's not forget the S5 wasn't too much of an upgrade from the S5.

Ok stop the trolling we get your point you love it I don't.. Move along

Irony. Defined. ^^

By the way the S5 in a far better phone then the S4 which want much of a upgrade from the S3.. But that my opinion we all have them.. Love you

GOT ONE!

Ignore the online stock counter - speak to Vodafone customer support on phone or live chat and ask for the direct phone numbers for your local stores, then call them.

I got the last one at the Peterborough Serpentine store. It was in stock and unreserved.

Good luck.

Got mine today i like it but... Its no much upgrade on my oneplus one considering the OS is dog poo and all mighty camera is not much better when in auto mode and that aint gonna last as i keep jabbing my finger in the lens instead of volume up...

Finally got mine today ^_^

I *think* mine is the 512 model, meaning it was made in December for those that were worrying about the bootloop issue. Also, my order status was showing stage 2 for a while, and only got notified by email today that it arrived in store - for those worrying the same. I actually ended up going in to store to check minutes before the email arrived as incase you havent yet discovered, Vodafone are quite horsekak.

Can someone help point me in the right direction regarding unlocking a 512 please? I havent yet had a chance to look through the forums. Thanks,

Ps. Very impressed with the phone, considering it is £225. Value for money is fantastic. If it was the same price as the S6/Z5, then complain away as im sure it isnt comparable in areas such as build quality and possibly software/processor.

But for £225, c'mooon guys?! Its spot on! (I upgrade from a pooey iphone 4s, so naturally i'm easily impressed :stuck_out_tongue:).

Sold out everywhere

Thanks!

Seller only operates until 6pm, so I used a different person. Need it unlocked asap.

​The main reason why I bought this phone is because I really can't be dealing with low storage on my Nexus 4 anymore. Also because it's LG. I have the 8GB Nexus 4 and no sd card slot as you know, clearly not enough storage! I would've got the 6P but I really don't trust Huawei phones anymore, I find them to be bad quality. LG phones are amazing quality and this is definitely a great deal for the price.

I feel your pain, I have had it 8 GB internal story android phone, the very definition of hell.

I'm in the same situation as you, coming from a Nexus 4 to an LG G4. I've had it a coup!e of days but I haven't touched it much as I still can't help but think that I'll miss a pure Android experience with the G4 even though it's specs are way and above the Nexus 4. I still have the opportunity to return it. Then the Moto X 2nd deal comes out and its pure Android with screen off notifications which is what I want but poor camera and battery. I can't make a decision! They are priced differently but both bargains so I don't know what to do?

Mines a 16GB and storage hasn't been an issue. I know LG made the 5X, but that is getting poor reviews, mostly due to the battery life. You've made me undecided again :disappointed:

I am struggling with this to, as the notifications system is terrible. They just don't seem to sync all over the place with email LED and on screen notifications when set to vibrate. Thats weak too barely hear the vibrate for emails and just cant seem to get the LED to work right. I get this led flash when i unlock the screen the only reliable one as that annoying flash always works. Like said before the camera is very good but the main function for my email messages whats app etc are very poor. I need this to be spot on as i work from my office and it has to be on silent/vibrate

Guys whats the returns policy please??? anyone know???this phone is driving me insane.

Cheers bud...

Will they check the fact this now has marsh mellow on it??? the 20D is the same

Can't see why that would be a problem if you upgraded using LG bridge rather than rooting etc.

Ok managed to go to the store and the phone was there :smiley: They couldn't release though, so no phone in my hand although I had paid for it.. What a company. Let's see what they say on Monday when the shop Mgr is there.

Yes exactly... cheers i have done this before using official samsung firmware etc and its been fine when i have sent it in for repair....This thing though was a big let down. The camera is great don't get me wrong , but the software SUCKS big time. Getting hold of Vodafone on the phone on the other hand to return it is a nightmare!!!!

Lets hope you think its worth the hassle mate!!

Back in stock for 2-4 day store delivery,

Guys can someone please tell me what version they have out of the box as i need to get back to that before i send mine back.
Is it 10d with lollipop??? cheers

Lol i havnt really flashed anything other then stock so should be able to go back to LP using LGUP pretty sure it was H81510d

No but, i don't want them to come up with any excuses to why they should not refund me..Saying that its virtually impossible to speak to anyone on the phone so i can return it. God help anyone from the 1000's on here that would need to contact them after getting the phone. NIGHTMARE!!

To speed things up I was told to ask to be put through directly to the PAYG Online Orders Department. HTH.

Many thanks...thats when i get there the menu on the call is horrendous keep going round in circles asking for my mobile number!!! and talk about a Indian call centre ..this has got to be one of the worst i have ever spoken too.

Marshmallow has a new update on the G4 today. It focuses purely on battery optimizations. Go into your phone settings and check out update centre.

If you've already made your mind up about the phone, then fair enough. I don't want to state the obvious, but have you tried googling your niggles? For example, the vibrate was too intense on one if my previous handsets, so I found an app called good vibrations that let me customise notifications.

As for LED notifications, you could try light flow or even no led.

I upgraded to a HTC one M8 last summer, absolutely hated it, despite it being very popular. Didn't like the notifications, didn't like that it didnt sync my Google photos, amongst many other things, so I sold it and went back to my Nexus 4 which is still going strong. I was considering the G4, mainly as it's manufactured by LG, like my Nexus, but I'm still on the fence.

Hi mate
Yes i have been through everything and i mean EVERYTHING..I have probbly flashed this back and forwards about 10 times lol c to b to d even the europe unbranded which was cool but threw up a error on boot up but got rid of the Vodafone boot image.i am use to sorting issues but for the life of me cant get this right. I have installed light flow that was supposed to be great but it didnt produce one single LED notification. Im now trying again on "C" MM trying to like it the camera is very good mind....if i can iron out these other issues i would keep it.

Fair enough mate. LED notifications are a must for me too, so I can understand your frustration.

There is a vibration strength setting in settings>sound & notifications>vibration strength

Cheers bud..yes i have seen that and used it..because i work from my office the phone is on silent/vibrate virtually all its life weekends is bit different. I have installed light flow again and giving it a try the emails don't seem to be syncing neither again like all my android phone i have been through all the settings. I dont really want to go through the hassle of sending it back just wondering how others are getting on with it.

Please keep us posted with your findings Hong Kong?

Right guy's..I have messed with this phone LOADS!!! with flashing etc from standard lollipop to MM. 20C firmware with MM seems to give me less problems than the 20D one which i feel was messing with certain settings. I have now installed light flow which to be honest is not something i like to do normally as i feel the phones should be fine default as all my samsungs have been. Light flow is VERY good but it has a notification for MM that needs to be activated on screen which is annoying but at the moment the best i can get. So keeper at the moment...it certainly keeps ya hands warm it get very hot lol.

Yup defo a option ...got this case by the way VERY nice it is excellent fit and very slim http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00V576TAW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00

​Well what I've done now is basically "forced" myself to get used to it. I moved everything over to the LG G4 and completely wiped my Nexus 4. Messed around with the settings to get it to be more like what I had on my Nexus. The more I use it the more I'm liking it. I find small useful things here and there which are great. Loving the camera quality, 4G, and SD card slot which are things the Nexus 4 lacks in.
One thing I dislike is the status bar at the top. It just looks messy and the layout is not nice. I prefer the status bar on the Nexus 4 where you scroll twice to get the various features.
I think the problem I had (and a few others who are still thinking whether or not to purchase this phone) is that it's so hard to let go of a phone that you don't have any issue with in the first place! Once you get used to it and make use of the features it's great, so thumbs up from me :smiley:

Well said same here..I had to use it a bit try to get it similar to my S5. Like you say the software is a bit messy not very polished at all. Camera very good. The text sizes on different messaging apps os annoying. SMS its small whatsapp its big emails it's even smaller and very annoying that i have to keep bumping up the emails to load them onto the screen!!! Oh and battery life is HORRENDOUS!! i thought my S5 was bad but this thing eats the battery. First smartphone i have had that has not made the whole day during average use...I am not a heavy user especially at the weekend. And boy does this thing take a long time to charge also.

Do you mean you have to load emails manually? Because you can easily change it to autosync in the settings. That's odd about the battery, mine charges quite quickly and lasts long depending on usage and apps. I do the obvious things like disable all the apps that I don't use, keep the brightness at the lowest, charge only when it alerts me and discharge when it reaches 100%.

Btw I find that mobile data completely drains the battery so I try to stick to wifi and keep data off when I'm not using it. Also keep NFC off don't know if that makes a difference.
The new Marshmallow update did include "Battery Optimisation" which may have made a difference.

I cant enter recovery mode to wipe cache partion...

I finally found it in stock, for collection tomorrow, I can't buy it now and collect in store tomorrow?

Its suggesting I need to just chance it and run in tomorrow :disappointed:

Also im not sure if I want this or a Nexus 6p now

Ah just go to your email account settings - sync settings - message size limit - select "All"

Thanx for that , very helpful,
Would you be able to show me how to get notification/icon when i recieve an email msg,whatsapp msg etc and also i dont seem to be geting the lights on the fone when i get recieve new notifications, (like i used to get with my htc m8)
any help guys ,very much appreciated

First make sure that everything is synced so go to Settings - Accounts & sync - Autosync data
Then go to Settings - Sound & notification - Notifications - Apps - then click on the particular app settings you want - change it to "allow peeking".
If "blocked" is ticked you'll get no notifications at all so see which apps are blocked by clicking on the "All Apps" dropdown and selecting "Blocked".
Go to Settings - Sound & notification - notifications - notification LED- make sure it is on - click on it and make sure everything on the list is ticked especially "downloaded apps". If it's still not working it's probably to do with the settings within the app, so go that particular app and check notifications are on, synced etc.

Tip for those that hate the default Whatsapp notification where it comes up like a bar at the top of the screen instead of just the icon - Whatsapp settings - Notifications - Notification tone - change it to Silent - change vibrate to Off - change popup to No Popup - do the same for group notifications if you want.
Now you'll get just the small whatsapp icon at the top when you are messaged and the LED flash too if you've selected it.
Same goes with text message notifications. Go to your text message settings - Notification settings - Notifications ticked - Message popup unticked - Preview unticked - Notification sound Silent - Vibrate Never - and Repeat Never. Now just the messaging icon will appear.

Mate the LED notifications are a complete nightmare, try the app Light flow as what ever i tried did not work itsstill a little flakey, as i do not get ANY LED'S for facebook. How other people haven't had this problem is beyond me or they don't use them.

Yes mate have done all this, this is all default from new android devices..The apps are all unblocked by default i will look again but this thing is a bit of a botch job when it come to the daily running of the phone, i don't get ANY notifications for facebook just whats in the app icon on the home screen when i open the phone.

after trying to get this phone for weeks, I think I'll go for the 6p instead

Same here , only notification sign on the the app itself, non on the top of the fone where battery ,time etc is shown, will be follwing 'judgings' instructions shortly to see if it makes difference. Thanx for all help.

Many thanx , will be following your instructions shortly, will keep u all updated. Thanx again

I don't have Facebook so I can't check whether notifications work, but a quick Google search shows this as a potential solution:
http://frankshin.com/facebook-notification-fix-android/

Hope that solves it

Cheers bud, will have a look.I must admit i was all ready to send this back..Light flow saved me as well as 20C MM its now usable , also my missus has nabbed my S5 so no going back now lmao

Does anyone know if you can disable (freeze apps) on this phone or have vodafone or LG disabled that function?

On my previous phone, its under Settings > Apps > [Choose App] and select disable. Gone to the same place on the G4 and the option's not there

WOW now noticing the long press MEGA LAG to remove app shortcuts and other features on the home screen ... This is a big issue. Tried the Force GPU Rendering in the Developer options menu.
Made no difference. Lol seems you solve one issue then get another..

Hi guys, today I have managed to get 1 lg g4 in store locally (surprisingly they got a fresh batch today, despite them telling me they would not get anymore). It was a contract phone but changed to pay no problem took like 10 mins. I have a question, because I have seen the unboxing and the piece i got, also had a gold plastic back (which was not shown in unboxing). It is a nice touch of course, but did you guys get a gold plastic back along leather one as well?

Yes I got a gold back with my red leather 511 too

Is there a quick way to root the phone to put a vanilla ROM on?

Dudes, is there a definitive answer to what phones have a possibility of boot looping in the future? I have read conflicting messages on how it can affect any phone.... Or only the earlier builds...... Mine is a 510 and its HW 1.0???

mine picked up MM with an OTA update yesterday, battery life just amazing since then.

haven't noticed anything else significant, still enjoying the phone though.

I think i can sum this phone up buy saying, it reminds me EXACTLY of my one plus one. The build and the way the software is soooooooooo flakey works one minute and not the next. If you rebranded the front of this one plus you could not tell the difference.

HK, i'm sure you already have heard this but I read the Facebook app severely effects the battery life of the phone and you seem to be using it. Try removing it and see how you get on?

how do you unlock lg g4c. tried with the above bcode but won't work :disappointed:

Guys try this defo works
1 - Insert a non-accepted or an accepted sim card
2 - Go to dial screen and press 2945#*815#

Despite people on here saying im complaining, i am in fact letting guy's know whats what helpful stuff i couldnt find out that easily!!!! I have just bought the turbo charger for this and its AWESOME...Needed on this phone

I did the "pick up from store in 2-4 days" and got it today. However, when I try to get an unlock code from ebay I get told that it isn't found on the server. Anyone have any ideas?

No ideas sorry, but it's the same for me. I tried 2 ebay sellers so far :-(

I finally got one today, and I am happy with it. I am hoping the battery life improves though. It came out the box with 50% charge and lasted 3 hours which is terrible. Ive seen multiple reviews stating it can do 10-11 hours of continuous video playback, which sounds amazing.

Things to buy:
The wireless charging sticker (£5)
Quick Charge 2.0 charger (£10)

Things to do:
install Google Now Launcher
Unlock
Debrand?

Anything else I should do? Where are the debrand instrucgtions

Cheers mate, that charger looks good. Shame about the debranding though.

I think Im going to join you in the bad battery camp, just fully charged it and its estimating 9 hours and its rapidly losing charge. Wtf.

What options do I need to turn off to fix this>?

Well not really anything that can be done..ive turned the screen down but, can't live with the screen on anything less then 90/100% as it's not bright enough. Just uninstalled facebook but im not convinced, just feel its the phone hardware that is sucking the juice out.

What I dont understand is I have seen a couple of different reviews that have pegged it as capable of doing 10 hours of video on loop, how is that possible?? Maybe with brightness at 0% but even then I dont think so

Turn off sync, location and data tgen set your brightness to 30%

In other words don't buy a smart phone buy one of these https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/nokia/215/?cm_mmc=googleuk-_-PPC_PAYG_PLA-_-Nokia215-_-Nokia215+Nokia215+Exact#colour=black&memory=8mb&contractType=payasyougo&gclid=CJv4mpmL28oCFQmNGwodypQOEw&gclsrc=aw.ds

Yeah exactly, I dont want to cripple my phone. Its brand new and is a 2015 flagship phone. If I need to turn off everything just to get it to last the day then...**** that

Yeah battery on these sucks.. Its not ideal but you can get this fairly cheap for genuine lg http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lg-g4-battery-charging-kit-19-99-delivered-amazon-sold-ebuyer-2384125

Unlocking this latest batch of phones that got delivered this week is proving difficult. Three ebay sellers now have been unable to unlock them.

No idea how the unlock system works but not looking good right now :-(

Wow £20 think i rather charge the hell from it with my great turbo charger ...until it dies... lol

Well, Facebook has been investigated and reported by a few users. They mention it is not reporting how many processes it is running under app usage on the phone and those processes are instead being reported as being run by the system apps. Some users are using an app called 'Metal' instead.

I don't use the Facebook app and am getting more than a days usage (admittedly, I'm not using 1hr of video per day), but plenty of Whatsapp messages and music.

This might by old news to you but I'd thought I'd mention it for other users to consider. The article below gives links to the Reddit thread and another article on Android authority about the situation:

uninstalling facebook app saves up to 20% of android battery life - The Guardian

Oh god please tell me the unlock will work for me :disappointed:

Interesting read. Along with the reddit posts linked on the guardian article. I've just updated to MM so I'll wait and see how that performs before ditching FB. I'm not a heavy user so I've been very happy with the battery life compared to my moto g 2nd gen.
As for hkphooey and 90% brightness, do you hang out with stevie wonder ? I could feel my eyes burning with it set that high :sunglasses:

If anyone manages to find a seller who can unlock s/n begining 512 please can they share?

The latest batch start with this.

I tried this seller earlier, but came back as not in database!

Thank you though!

I also tried that one for my 512. I wonder what makes ours different that it isn't in their database.
Did you guys collect from store or get delivered?

I collected mine from store at lunchtime today.

I wonder if those of us that are getting them this week are so new that the IMEI details aren't made available to the unlockers yet.

Would hate to think that vodafone are not releasing them on purpose :disappointed:

Did you get them to convert a contract to payg version?
Im thinking of going tomorrow

Got my 512 done via seller on eBay charging £2.75. Will get name later

No, I ordered it on Friday and collected to day. Had Payg written on the side (in pen) so doubt it is a contract convert ... Although I don't think that would make a difference.

Did yours come with a sim card?

When I collected mine he said they hadn't sent a sim card with it and he was reluctant to release it at first.

​it was V20d-234-15
although after a brilliant first two days, battery life seems to have worsened a bit now. it may be since I paired with some Bluetooth devices. I'll switch Bluetooth of and see if it improves.

What have you updated from??? was the stock FW 10D

Yes, stock image as it came from Vodafone. I don't recall the exact number but am pretty sure it was V10d-???-??

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2016/01/04/lg-g4-android-6-0-update-problems-fixes/
I'll try the battery fix recommended in this article, and disable logging at the bottom of the screen in settings/about phone

Mate mine has NEVER been enabled and its bad.... Seriously no wonder this phone has been reduced in price the drain is very bad. I am a below average user really...And i had to charge it last night for the 3rd time in a day!!!!!!! WOW
Shame!!

I feel like I'm gonna have to buy the spare battery pack for this - battery drains much quicker than my Xperia z3 :confused:

Hopefully MM update will help with that though cos I love the phone so far.

Mate most of us including myself have the MM update and its not made a difference at all. All these tips and tricks about deleting this and disabling that also do not make a JOTS worth of difference. Its simply a hardware combination from LG that makes this phone drain so quickly.

Reckon it's simply too powerful? Surely we could be able to pick up a battery with bigger capacity soon? Hopefully LG release an official one.

Updated to marshmellow last night. Ruined it.

Normally drained 3% over 3hrs idling on lollipop. Last night drained 19% on marshmellow. It's running a bit warmer too. Going to have to factory reset.

Checked, and it was set to log as per that link. Doesn't appear to be any rogue apps either.

For those worried about the battery lfe... I'm getting really good life out of mine so far. Around 13 hours with moderate use. I use Kindle ereader on it plus internet searches and a game here and there. Loving this phone so far. Easily takes me into two days. I have turned the screen brightness down but it's clear and sharp and don't use any bluetooth, just wifi and turn on the data when I need it.

Ok, I know I am not a heavy user but this phone seems fab after using it for three days. Also it charges fully up within an hour (with the charger bundled with it).

For those worried about the battery lfe... I'm getting really good life out of mine so far. Around 17 hours with moderate use. I use Kindle ereader on it plus internet searches and a game here and there. Loving this phone so far. Easily takes me into two days. I have turned the screen brightness down but it's clear and sharp and don't use any bluetooth, just wifi and turn on the data when I need it.

Ok, I know I am not a heavy user but this phone seems fab after using it for three days. Also it charges fully up within an hour (with the charger bundled with it).

Mine still seems to drain quicker since MM upgrade. Unfortunately I didn't note usage before the upgrade so this is just gut feel.

Battery life at time of writing (12.40) is 73%, previously at lunch time I think it would be around 80-85%

I think I've used it less today, probably through caution, than because I didn't want to. SOT 35 mins 53seconds (screen used 25%) so far...

However in one article I read about Doze, it suggested it kicks in when the phone is completely still eg. Laid flat on a desk, when none of the accelerometers etc are active. Mine is in my pocket and I walk around a lot not necessarily using it. I wonder if the old battery optimisation was better for my type of use?

If it lasts until 10 or 10.30 pm I'll be happy, I don't need a phone that runs for 36hrs. Will update this thread later if it helps anyone compare.

Not that I know of, I don't really listen to music in the daytime or anything I think the phone should be doing. I do have WiFi, Bluetooth, Google now active when screen on, and location all on (but not NFC).

usage update 14.47:
Battery life now showing as 52% (est. 6h 25m remaining)
SOT 1hr 5m

So a drop of 21% of battery for roughly 30 Mins screen on time. Seems to be too much drain to me.

Dropped a further 3% to battery 49%:in the 7 Mins screen on time it took me to flick between windows and write the previous post.

Perhaps it's a calibration thing whilst the battery meter works out where full and empty is, and how much each process uses?

Interestingly under Android battery usage there an entry showing keep awake 4hr 22min - I wonder what that is?

Hmm not awful but not good either. Battery now (17:24) down to 23%.
Screen usage 35%, screen on time 1hr 53. Brightness is set to auto, usually around the 30% mark.

Only light usage and one short phone call since last check 2hrs 25 Mins ago above.

I'm going out later, so better put it back on charge.

Any ideas anyone?

Been reading the battery usage actually gets a bit better 7-10 days after breaking it in, not a clue how legit that is though :confused:

I wish, but the phone has been out a while now and the LG G5 is coming in a couple of weeks. They won't be putting out any more accessories for the G4

These guys have a good reputation for their (albeit massive) external/clip-on batteries. Can't see it at any UK stores and am not sure if Amazon.com will ship internationally: http://www.amazon.com/LG-G4-ZeroLemon-Protection-4897010519648/dp/B01181ODJI

Smasha7 I'm hoping your right about the battery taking a week to settle down / meter to calibrate.

My G4 battery life has improved today so at time of posting I have 80% battery life left (73% this time'ish yesterday) with similar Screen on time of 34 mins 15 sec, so it looks like a good theory.

Marshmellow has ruined the phone for me as it stands. Mine is draining over 50% on standby idling over 7 hrs.

I'll have to try the factory reset to see if it makes a difference. Or revert back to lollipop 10d.

Anyone got instructions on how to do this?

Yh it looks about right, cross checked with instructions from XDA forum. The Kdz files are apparently genuine LG stock files, and as the LG up software is legit factory software, I'd imagine you can only flash 100% stock files with it. Meaning the KDZ files must be untouched. Is this correct?

I was concerned about downloading random Kdz files from the net. I want my phone to be standard using original, non rooted lollipop software.

At least doing this will unbrand the phone. I'm going to do it tonight. Battery drain is ridiculous. And I haven't noticed any obvious functional or speed improvements with marshmallow.

So after reading all 25 pages of this thread this morning I've come to some conclusions.

Hkphooey you must have a dodgy handset as i have been reading this thread for nearly two hours and my battery is showing 93% still. Plus my led notfucations and vibrate work perfectly fine. It's quite comical to read all your posts about this phone. Moaning like hell about it not coming and then getting a faulty one!

Still back to my question. I'm after one of the circle cases or maybe a different one and one got a recommendation?

Does anyone have the spare battery and charger that's been posted on hot deals?

should I update to marshmallow?

Cheers

Mate flashing the KDZ does not unbrand the start up Vodafone boot unfortunately, there is no solution to this. It will get rid of the small amount of Voda apps though. The Europe open KDZ was excellent it did this but had error on boot. I was thinking of flashing my carrier branded firmware!!! rather have that then the Vodafone rubbish but thought better of it while the phone is under warranty.

I tried a factory reset on marshmallow. And only reinstalled WhatsApp and Snapchat for now. Got 5 hrs sot mostly using whatsapp and 30% battery remaining (6hrs since fully charged). Lost just 3% idling over night, 6 hr time period. I think youll agree - Slightly better vs losing 50%+ yesterday night idling!!

Last bit of battery plummeting. Now 23% after typing this from 26. Wonder if it will still be OK after installing the rest of my apps....

Just to be clear, the factory reset appears to have worked. For now at least. Maybe installing more of my apps will ruin it.

I was only getting 2hrs 30mins screen time before.

I've been reading this thread carefully for the last couple of days, and yesterday took the plunge and got a PAYG red leather G4 from vodafone in Long Eaton - they still have a couple in stock as far as I am aware. Mine is a 512 serial so I am waiting to see other people's experiences of unlocking via ebay. So far it seems the only successful route is via http://www.unlock-network.com at £10.99.

Anyway having had a browse around the interweb I came across the following XDA page, which seems to imply it is possible to remove the Vodafone splash screen on G4, by substituting with the original animations:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/themes-apps/stock-lg-g4-boot-animation-shutdown-t3168785

Also it seems like the Android debloater tool might get rid of the Voda apps:

http://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-remove-bloatware-from-your-android-device-xda-tv/

From what I can see neither require root access.

As yet I've not touched my G4, and was wondering what the best order of operation was. I thought:

1. Update to MM if available either OTA, or via LG bridge
2. Unlock
3. Debloat Voda apps
4. Replace boot animations

Does this sound a sensible approach?

Sorry for the long post!

On 11% now, 40 mins sot later. Just using WhatsApp mostly. Bit of browsing. 0% brightness set for this time. Battery saver since 15%.

I estimate at least another 15/20 mins sot at this rate. Giving 6.5hrs sot total. And 13.5hrs total on battery charge.

Lads. I cant find my serial number anywhere, the box just has my IMEI number, as does the receipt. What gives?

I linked to the same debloater tool way back on page 14 - post 269. I used it myself and it seems to work. I don't think it could get rid of the Vodafone software completely as I'm not rooted, but it prevents the Voda apps from cluttering your app tray and I assume stops it running.

On mine, the Voda app was near the bottom of the list of APKs (approx 1/3 down the whole list) and called com.vodafone.vodafone360updates

see screenshot

The only issue I had was a driver/usb problem when hooking up the phone, so the debloater tool couldn't see my phone at first.

Finally managed to get one in store today!

I'm really sorry as I am sure this will have been answered many times but I have browsed three Vodafone G4 deals on here in search of a definitive answer.

If the device is unlocked by a third party will this affect the warranty?

So that debloater app is worth using to get rid of the Vodafone apps?

I got my 511 serial number unlocked via Ebay with no problems what so ever. Ordered the code at 2200 and I had the phone unlocked by 2230. It doesn't affect the warranty . Item number 221781666469

The only Vodafone app I can see is updates. Which when I tap recognises that I'm not using Vodafone so does nothing. I'm using nova prime launcher too so I could remove the app from the drawer anyway. I can't see how it could run or effect the battery in any way.

Hkphooey. I'm not stalking. Your incessant ramblings have merely clogged the thread. I've come from a note 3 to this handset. Note 3 is a dinosaur compared to this as is your s5 which if I remember correctly was slated as their worst device in years.

Can anyone help with unlocking for serial 512? Or can anyone tell me how long it will take for this to be registered with unlockers databases?

Let me know how that goes please!

Will do, guessing they don't process a lot across the weekend as my order has been pending since yesterday. Other people have reported success though through them.

I've been waiting on them since Friday. They do seem to be the only ones capable for the recent 512 so if it means waiting a little longer I don't mind.

Mate flashing it with MM 20C or 20d gets rid of the Voda app... The voda boot animation removal is a lot more of a risk.

Mate, didn't need to Flash MM 20C or 20d, got a OTA notification immediately upon switching the phone on, without even putting SIM card in. Removing the boot animation is reversible, so less of a risk than flashing (which admittedly is reversible if using LGUP).

Yup using the LGUP ...wouldn't any other way on this phone that still under warranty.

Got mine this morning!

Same here :-)
Seems these guys are the only ones able to unlock 512 so well worth the £10.99 for me

Which company are you using? I have a 512 and after 4 tries no luck... thanks.

Unlock Network G4

If you're trying ebay it seems none of the sellers have unlock codes for the most recent 512
You need to spend a tad extra and use these guys as they have no problems unlocking these recent batches.

Great, thanks. Will happily pay a bit more to get this phone unlocked. I've stuck to Lollipop so far as my battery life is taking me into two days with moderate use. Don't want to jinx it until more people find Marshmallow is working for them.

Mine is a gift for someone's birthday in a few weeks time. Other than conneting it to wifi, updating to MM I haven't done a single thing to it. No apps, no accounts, no nothing so it's just been left on standby (with a voda sim) and it lasted 6 days before running out of juice.

Awesome. This phone is amazing for the price. On balance I would say it is only slightly inferior to the S6 (a matter of opinion though) but when it's £200 cheaper you can't go wrong.

Ok... so I finally got my unlock code but when I put my non-vodafone sim into the LG G4 I have no option to enter a code. How do I get to th he unlock sim screen. The company I used does not give instructions of how to do this. I have contacted them but still waiting back.

All I get when I switch the phone on with a new sim is a 'service disabled' message but no unlock code screen.

Any help much appreciated.

Managed to do it. :-)

Just tried to buy a code for 512 from unlock network, I filled in my card details and confirmed and got a confirmation email but my order on their website still shows as waiting for payment. Did this happen to anyone else?

Used my G4 for the first whole day today; been waiting for the excellent Spigen hybrid case to arrive.

On Marshmallow and not unlocked yet 19:46 battery still 57%. Made calls, internet browsing, Twitter, Facebook use. Battery not as bad as some would claim

I used http://www.unlock-network.com, still now saying waiting for payment. Did this about an hour ago !

Has anyone worked out what to do with the £10 top up? I've got £20.

Anyone updated to marshmallow yet? I want to but keep hearing stories about terrible battery life.

My battery has definately improved since last week, although not quite as good as I hoped Doze would bring (in truth it doesn't seem any better than before the upgrade to marshmallow. This said it looks like the phone has to be ]motionless before Doze will kick in )

I've tried to keep a record of the stats showing the improvement over the past week or so, copied below in case it helps anyone.



So I'm still very happy with the phone, battery life is back at an acceptable level giving me a whole working days use with a normal'ish usage pattern. This said I'm sure I've subconsciously been using it less since the initial battery issue, to make sure a) my tracking results are consistent/comparable and b) the phone is still usable until I get home to my charger!

Edit: I've realised that I didn't clarify that my usage on Sat/Sun is very different to midweek, also the phone not being taken off charge until 9/9.30 am whereas on a weekday it's unplugged from around 7.15 am.

Im sure i was getting a SOT of 2hrs30mins on lollipop. Not getting that on MM. But I only had the phone a week before putting MM on. So could be that i wasnt using the phone much when i first got it. Still not convinced with MM though.

What kind of SOT are we all roughly getting from a full battery?

On WiFi between 5 and 5hr 30mins. Mainly browsing and whatsapp.

Drops down to 4hrs with some data usage. And a bit of video.

With proper use possibly 3-4hrs. All with auto screen brightness.

For those that want good battery life and to rid themselves of the Vodafone boot screen try 20E, flash via LG UP so warranty is not invalidated.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/stock-h815-20e-kdz-t3304753

A lot of people seem to say 20c is the best for battery.

Usage on battery 39hrs
SOT 1hr53
24% battery remaining
I think what drains my battery is the poor signal at home.

Well. I managed to get a £2.65 code from Ebay. The Ebay Seller sent it. Before I applied it I found that the phone was already unlocked !! Doh. I think it may have been a return as the box was different to my wife's phone. Anyhow.
This model was a 500 edition (seen in the inside of the phone) but the other I have is a 1000 edition which the Ebay guy could not unlock .. yet. I will try and flash the unlocked one via LG UP for the 20e. So far I have liked the Marshmallow but battery life is important. My Note 3 lasts all day but I think the LG will not.

Had my phone unlocked today with fonecarecodes on Ebay. Same seller couldn't do it 2 weeks ago, so I think the database has been updated.

That level of drainage appears to be good, similar to mine when I factory reset. However, over the past few days, a lot of the apps have updated themselves and subsequently I am back to the excessive battery drainage problem. Very annoying!

I'm likely to go back to Lollipop for now.

Penultimate day of honeymoon in Malaysia and guess what happens - the dreaded boot loop problem (505 model)! I was hoping this was something that happens to "other people" but sadly not... I've lost my photos (which for some reason did not backup to Google+ either) which is really annoying. The camera took some fab photos of the Petronas Towers at night which my Sony RX-100 could not (at least in terms of point and click mode).

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I had this phone and it was fantastic. Only returned it as I'm not a fan of concave screens. Now happily using an LG G3. Still performing perfectly well, though it's not my main daily driver.

oneplus 2 at 249

Will the phones be unlocked?

purchase at your own risk
LG products have been shockingly bad for me
It is just an rebadged Goldstar and the quality (or lack thereof shows)

would highly recommend paying a little extra for a Samsung with a much superior build quality

If you insist on android, dont settle for LG when you can buy Sammy or a nexus

I have this and posted the other deal a while back. Great phone but the battery life isn't as good as the LG G2 it replaced but I can get a day and usually down to 30% by 7pmwith 2.8 hours screen on time, some synching off. I'm kinda considering going back however, the camera is fantastic, with Manual mode too, and the fact it has a micro sd slot and removable battery is just brilliant... And it's newer.

Bargain for the price. Heat again Op. :-)

I have a SU6, bought from ASDA for £99, Is LG G4 upgrade worth the £125 more?

Ok I've had my G4 for just over a month now and I could not be happier. I came from a G2 and have read hundreds of reviews both positive and negative about the G4, deciding to take the plunge based on my G2 experience and this offer from Vodafone.

My initial impressions were good right from the start in terms of build quality, speed and LG's additional functionality on top of the Android OS. I had an easy and immediate upgrade to Marshmallow the minute the phone was turned on and have had no issues at all with the exception of dire battery life. Or so I thought...

Immediately after upgrade to MM battery life was lasting about a day with moderate usage, clocking in at about 30% by about 4pm. A week latter I was at 30% by lunchtime with again moderate usage.

About a week ago I installed Greenify and after going through identifying those apps and processes that were rapidly draining the battery, a couple of reboots and I am now getting nearly 2 days on a full charge. I had also tried using Twilight to change the screen colour tone for late night usage, but found that this really zapped the battery despite claims that it doesn't.

So in summary, a great phone with battery issues, but work through them and you'll be rewarded

LG Samsung ....both are microwaves makers :smile:

I've had both the Nexus 4 and 5 and I've never had any issues with them considering they are made by LG. Only thing I found wrong with LG was their customer service.

I'm still holding out for the 6p to drop abit...but only just!!!

I had 2 G4's from ebuyer and had to return both one after another as they got stinking hot, now im left with 2 gold smart covers with wireless charging one is brand new in packaging 2 glass screen protectors and wireless charging adapter and a cheaper case all sat their and no good to me.

Worst customer service with Vodafone if u need to do returns beware!!!!! You have been warned could take months

HEAT! [again!]

1: Buy it, get it unlocked and never have to speak / talk / communicate with VF ever again..

2: Get Marshmallow 6 on it and all the *issues* just melt away like butter on hot toast!

thanks ordered 1 but only red was available. I hope its back cover is available and can be unlocked.

Same!! I keep ummming and ahhing over the deals that keep coming up on here. I didn't bother going for the Nexus 5X the other day mind but was very very tempted.

I'm using an S3 atm, which has just about had it's time..............Just gotta keep holding out mate!
It will come!! Haha!

Shall I sell my Moto X Play for this?

I'm in the same boat! I still haven't found a phone as good or better than my s3 for a decent price.

What about Samsung galaxy J5? It has good reviews. 5 inch 720p amoled display, sd card, 1.5GB ram, 4G and a very good battery. You can get one unlocked from carphone warehouse for £130 with £10 top up included.

FFS had the phone in my basket then the PAYG part of the site has gone down:(

oos

@Zhen,

Cheers mate, too late however as now OOS

Doh! Been thinking of getting this on a contract all week

Anyone unlocked theirs recently as the previous unlocker is no longer available ?

I am so tempted to get this phone- do you think guys it will get this lower price on amazon soon, too ? I am outside the UK and I would need a retailer which ships to hungary. On the other hand it is a GREAT deal, this phone is currently 425 GBP in hungary on vodafone PAYG... :disappointed:

In my basket last night but decided not to buy after looking at reviews comparing with iphone6, trouble is I am so bored with ios.

Still OOS. Voda are doing £26pm which is tempting however the OnePlus 2 is £249. Time to do some research

Yeah think I might get the G4 when back in stock. Might treat the Mrs to my iphone 6 and ebay her motorola- might get a couple of quid after ebay and PP fees :laughing:

Phone up your local vodafone stores, they may have some in stock for contract which they can convert that stock to PAYG.

Thats what i did

Been in touch with an advisor, here is what I've got:
Kara: at 14:27:33
I am afraid but the phone is again out of stock now and so you are not able to order the same.
Kara: at 14:28:31
You may mostly be able to order it again around a week or 10 days later. We are expecting some stock from LG.

15.00 hrs 09/03 Not available in any store near Manchester , not available for home delivery either . Wait until next time ??

Well I just did a quick search near me and there are stocks (10/3/16) in Hartlepool, Northallerton, Bishop Aukland & Durham..

I used this link and clicked on availability at nearest store -

http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/contracts-and-deals/lg-g4/sku87191-grey

As mentioned this is for the contract version (same phone though) and the local store can convert it from contract to PAYG stock.

Good luck!

I have tried getting John Lewis to price match, awaiting an email.

They will not price match due to their version being sim free

I ordered mine last night PAYGO, status is: "Complete: we've received your order" with a tick.
The "Your order has been accepted" bit is green in colour, but is not ticked yet.

Am I going to get this phone within the "2-4 days" I was told I would? It's a right pain in the ****, I don't understand why I can't get things delivered next day. Every other company seems to be able to do it! A phone is something people might actually NEED to get hold of soon (like me because my old one is broken!)

I got one Saturday from the store in Rugby. They converted contract stock to PAYG and I got it unlocked off ebay around 20 mins later. Dead easy and nice phone. I prefer it over my Galaxy S6.

Damn! These phones go down in price really fast. I just can't justify spending £400+ on a phone any more. I'm done with falgship models and jumping onto the £100 band wagon or getting a last year model at a discount like this one. There are so many fantastic devices available for under £150 now.

Ordered last night. Just got despatch email for delivery tomorrow by dpd

Just bought last one in Hereford on payg coming from a g2 it's quite an upgrade, and marshmallow is v.good.

Bloody joke Vodafone. Had one in my basket, just checking out my details etc. Goes to payment....... sorry none available!

Not sure how much longer I can cope with the atrocious battery life on this. My Xperia z3 used to last a day and a half with decent use consistently. Lucky if this lasts more than 3 hours.

Which is a real shame as it's a tremendous phone other than the battery life.

I unlocked my phone using the ebay link in the original post, popped in my three sim and I'm not able to make or receive calls :/ however texts and data is working fine... Anyone have a clue why?

is it possible to change to an O2 sim? Has anyone done this successfully?

My Samsung S5 is nearing the end of its life, is this much of an improvement?

This or OnePlus 2?

OOS now

Iphone6 beats this hands down..

Poor trolling :stuck_out_tongue:. You have history after all :smirk:

I ordered mine on Tuesday night and it arrived Thursday morning. £225 is an absolute steal. The screen and camera is phenomenal! I can finally retire my HTC One M8 now.

I've ordered a black carbon fibre skin from dbrand which will be applied to the gold cover. Using the red leather case at the moment and it looks brilliant.

Do not hesitate in buying this phone!

OOS. Shame.

Whats going rate for this anyway?

Unlocked for a fiver via http://www.magicunlock.com/ and using Giffgaff with no issues. The only branding is the start/shutdown animation plus a couple of unremoveable apps.

Anyone so far encounter the bootloop issue?

Going to pick up my phone from the store and will unlock it tonight. Hope it unlocks fine and works alright on ID Mobile Network. Some people have unlocked using the seller Kevin from eBay and in the post there is some other seller. I don't know which one to go for. I don't want to enter wrong codes and get my phone permanently locked.

I'm not a troll. It's an honest statement.

Yes price may be an issue, but quality and performance is important to me

Oos expire

Honest but stupid statement which adds nothing to the thread, well done!

What a load of rubbish! Btw, what do you think the Galaxy S7 has done to the S6?...

Clicked

The Galaxy S6 has Marshmallow 6.0.1 on every network in the UK now except EE (no surprise there) and there's even a stock Samsung UK ROM. By all accounts this new ROM fixes all the main issues with the S6 in terms of battery life and horrible Lollipop bugs.

Still doesn't fix overly saturated screen (user preference tbf), none removable battery or lack of memory expansion. S6 still can't touch the G4's audio either.

The S6 was a flop by usual Samsung standards hence why the S7 has stepped up and given at least one thing back users mainly avoided it for, the return of the SD card!

Being gullible clearly does too...

I own an S6 and I'm a heavy critic of it. The screen is one of the best on a smartphone period. The lack of sd card slot was obviously something that needs to wait, was too future thinking for the masses, it was obvious if you know the technical reasoning behind it. Non removable battery, well ok the S6 has bad battery life and should be much improved with 6.0.1, the S7 doesn't have a removable battery either as it's IP68 waterproof. The camera really is excellent on the S6, as I've said many times the S6 is exceptional hardware ruined by Lollipop.

Samsung took way too long to release Marshmallow and that's the reason I won't touch an S7 as it won't get Android N until a year after it was released.

The best flagship in terms of hardware last year was the S6, the Exynos chipset was better than any other flagship and the UFS storage way faster than even the NVMe storage on the iPhone 6S.

TL;DR

The S6 was last years best flagship but ruined by Lollipop. S6 + EE network = nightmare for updates.

What I dislike about the S6:

1. Battery life - improved significantly in 6.0.1? Possibly I'm on EE so I won't know until 2020+
2. Fingerprint sensor - Better than the S5, still useless though
3. Lollipop - A truly terrible version of Android, still not right even with 5.1.1, the earlier versions had memory leaks. Loads of bugs, what a crock of sh&t

I said this before the s7 was announced you reply weeks after I posted this and chat c**p. Well done.

So fishy, am I sensing you're also an apply fan? Try iPhone 6 - you won't regret it!

No YouTube is broken on IOS, I use YouTube a lot and the functionality of YouTube is borked on IOS. Try this example:

Open YouTube on Android:

1. Search for a video
2. Notice that a suggestion videos are shown below the main video you selected
3. Notice that after you play the video you wanted to play you might want to go and check out some of the suggested videos
4. Select and play the video
5. Press back button and choose from the suggested videos

On IOS

Do steps 1-4
At step 5. Cry

Google have borked YouTube on IOS, there is simply NO way to go back to the suggested videos once you have played a video on IOS, you can swipe the video down and get rid of it, but it will only take you back to the main search page with the generic videos of the day, you lose the ability to go back to the previously suggested videos.

YouTube is broken on IOS, Google know this and also Google force you to install Google Chrome on IOS to use links. Google is evil. Google's motto is Don't be evil, Google lied.

Yes I have the same problem too with YouTube..iOS can be so annoying..they need to sort this out on the updates

I actually use an app called mxtube instead which is better but still a little clunky.. Try it out and see what you think!

Why expired? It's still on...

The S7 was announced beginning of February, the same time as the G5 you Muppet!

Oh and the S7 is now on sale, the G5 isn't until the 8th April so your even more wide of the mark with your original comment!

I know why Samsung claimed they couldn't put a SD card slot in the S6 yet amazingly they have managed to do so in the S7....

BS marketing claims!

I made my comment before February and it was about the g4 and the s6. You are a rude and pathetic troll.

No that's not the reason at all! Of course they could have put an SD Card in the S6. Samsung were forward thinking in that they want a unified experience, the problem is the amount of storage they offer is not enough, we need to start seeing a minimum of 64GB storage on phones now.

So to clarify, it wasn't because Samsung couldn't do it, they didn't want to. Look at the performance difference between UFS 2.0 and micro SD, a massive performance difference, so they're looking to unify everything by keeping everything on the fast storage. Think of it in PC terms your 256GB SSD runs out of space, so you have to resort to installing your game on a much slower HDD, this impacts your game load times significantly.

This is the reason why the S6 didn't get it and they backed tracked because consumers need more storage. The idea was right but none of the phone manufacturers are putting 64GB+ as standard in their flagship phones. There's no reason why you can't have 128GB even.

I would urge extreme caution in buying this phone.

I bought it in December and suffered the bootloop problem (S/N 505) in February, whilst on my honeymoon and so lost quite a few photos. I appreciate that tt was my fault that I did not back them up but when you're travelling, this is a low priority! Upon my return, I sent it to Vodafone for repair and received it a couple of days ago and was without it for 9 days in total.

Whilst the phone now boots normally - all of the original problems remain. The phone frequently overheats (reaching 38-42C) and the battery life is atrocious - even with minimal usage (and taking the usual steps like turning off location, minimising brightness etc). Yesterday (the first full day of usage after receiving it from repair), the battery was down to 50% in about six hours. During this time, I only surfed the internet casually (nothing strenuous like watching videos etc). My wife's Moto X Play was at 76% during the same period and she had been using it a lot (e.g. telephone conversations).

There's no doubting that this is a great phone (the camera in particular is superb) but who wants a phone with such reliability issues? I always thought that the types of problems you read about here only happen to 'other people' but I've been proven wrong!

Those with poor battery should observe how much the phone drains whilst just idling. Charge up to 100% and unplug from charger before sleeping. Then see how much it drains over night.

Sometimes mines drains nothing. Other times over 50% over 7/8 hours.

I love everything about the phone apart from the horrendous battery life. I charged it to 100% last night and I'm currently at 16%. I used it for maybe 30 minutes this morning when I woke up and have hardly touched it since. Can't believe how bad the battery drain is. I would use my Xperia Z3 strenuously and it would easily last over a day.

If it only lasts three hours you need to take it back and get it changed. Battery is FAR better than that, especially if you've upgraded to MM.

Its better but not a huge improvement.... People who are complaining should have been reading back through the tons of previous comments on here about it, from the start of this deal. Shocking battery (regardless of some miracle owners claims on here lol) , great camera, software all over the show. Great value now "MOVE ALONG"
I will be upgrading as soon as the next "Bargain" like this comes along. Hopefully a Samsung

I have this phone. battery much better than s6

Back in stock :smiley:

I shut all apps etc down last night before going to sleep. Went to sleep on 39% and woke up on 17%? Why does this happen? There was nothing really going on to run the battery down.

My Xperia z3 would only lose 1-2% overnight previously.

No one will be able to answer this mate , the phone is simply a battery draining monster, you have to live with it.

Got my phone (H815 with Red leather cover) yesterday and overall I'm impressed. The biggest surprise was that the phone worked straight away with my Giffgaff SIM, not sure whether it was unlocked or not locked in the first place. The Battery life with Marshmallow seems reasonable (SOT looks like 4-5 hours approx.) so with average use it should last a day. But my main problem is that the Bluetooth is getting switched off after some time without any reason. I have searched all the forums and tried all different methods like clearing Bluetooth cache and unpairing/pairing, turning off all battery saving options but still the Bluetooth is switching off after couple of minutes. This is very annoying as I use an Android Smart watch and I cant use the watch if this problem persists. Have anyone seen this problem? Other than that I cant fault the phone. I am aware of the bootloop issue but all my data is backed up in the cloud so I'm not that concerned about that issue. Also need to test the Mirrorlink functionality in my car.

God, I hate this phone. I've already suffered from the bootloop problem and now all my calls keep on cutting out (even in areas of high reception). Coupled with the awful battery life, it's been a really pain. If it worked as intended then it'd be great but in practice I really regret buying it!

Same here, battery life shocking, and gets dangerously hot most of time.any ideas anyone how to resolve these issues?

bad luck mate. bought it when this was about and haven't had one problem. been a really good budget flagship phone for me.

Just to warn you one minute it was working fine then literally turned it off tried to turn back on and it was basically stuck in the bootloop and that was it couldn't turn it back off and more worringly as it tried to reset itself the battery just got hotter and hotter after trying and praying for it to go back to normal thank god the back comes off otherwise i dont know what would have happened.It had to go away for a week but since it came back no issues so hopefully that is it sorted.Just to warn anyone who has this phone if you havnt already make sure you got a backup of your contacts and any photos you want to keep otherwise they will be gone forever.
This all happened within in the last month

I've got a problem with mine now.
batter won't charge, seems something must be loose inside . charger is fine . so need to ring voda up

If your phone does have to go away as i found out they dont have to go and give you a courtesy phone the girl just looked at me then i had to goto 3 different vodafone stores before i found the last one.

That's annoying. I think it's a case of calling LG direct? My screen has some ghosting after long periods but I love it still. The camera is absolutely fantastic!

I didn't know they give you a courtesy mobile. did you return yours instore??

Honestly when it was going through this issue if the back wasnt able to be taken off the battery was getting incredibly hot in the end i think of only 1 or 2 things would have happened either the battery would have run out or the battery would have melted causing god knows what damage.With all the different forums LG must be aware of this issue.

Yes the nearest vodafone store is only 10 minutes away and the girl said she had heard of no others been returned due to this issue

Mine's still going strong months later, however it was from a different batch which apparently doesn't have the bootloop problem.

I have noticed that on raw photos there's a greenish colour tinge on the photos on the right hand side? Does anyone else get this problem?

I'm still on Lollipop, is it worth updating the software to Marshmallow? And will everything be on the phone post upgrade, or does it erase everything prior to doing the update?
(I have no idea with Android but with Apple it didn't, i'm a bit of a noob to this haha)

Updating to MM doesn't wipe the phone. I updated two using LG bridge shortly after purchase.

Unbelievably my phone has just suffered from the bootloop problem AGAIN! I've already sent the phone back twice for repair - it's become a joke. And just to add to the woe, LG's customer services is closed this weekend due to a systems upgrade. I want to speak to them directly before returning the phone to Vodafone...

Have you tried applying pressure on the phone? I read somewhere you could successfully boot the phone if pressure applied in a certain area. I've been lucky with mine - but after long usage the screen does bleed and fade somewhat but usually goes after a few minutes of off time.

Annoying you've had that problem.

** this has 2 years warranty ***

mine got the ghosting issue