(Open box available at £344.98) £5 Quidco covers the delivery charge - starting to see this phone doing an LG and dropping substantially. Would personally go for the open box as will be as new with all accessories for £30 less.
Always-on Display for Enhanced Convenience
The 5.3-inch Quad HD IPS Quantum display on the LG G5 offers an Always-on feature, the first on a main smartphone display. Save your thumbs. No more hitting the button to check the time, date, or notifications. With the LG G5, the important stuff is already up and on! Just look.
LG's First Modular Type Smartphone
LG's innovative Modular Type design gives the LG G5 the ability to transform into a digital camera, Hi-Fi player and more all while keeping its traditional removable battery in a full metal uni-body design for the first time ever.
Extreme Wide Angle Lens and Advanced UX
Reflecting LG's longstanding reputation as a leader in smartphone cameras, the LG G5 has two cameras on the rear: one with a standard 78-degree lens and another with a 135-degree wide angle lens, the widest available in any smartphone. The 135-degree lens on the LG G5 offers a viewing angle that is approximately 1.7 times wider than those of existing smartphone cameras and 15 degrees wider than the human eye's field of view. The wide angle lens makes it easier for users to capture more landscape, taller buildings or larger groups without having to position oneself further from the subject.
System: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Memory: Internal: 32 GB / RAM: 4 GB LPDDR4 / Slot type: microSD / Max. slot capacity: 2 TB
Display: 5.3" / QHD IPS Quantum Display / Resolution: 2560 x 1440 pixels / 554 ppi
Camera: 16 Mpixels / Flash: LED / Front: 8 Mpixel / Video: 2160p @ 30fps
Network: 4G: LTE / GSM: GSM MHz
Wireless: Bluetooth: 4.2 and BLE / NFC / Wifi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Connection: Jack 3.5 mm / USB Type-C
GPS: A-GLONASS, A-GPS, A-BeiDou
Battery: 2800 mAh
Weight: 159 grams
Dimensions: 149.4 x 739.9 x 7.7 mm
All comments (38)
cowsindahouse
21 Jun 16#1
Can you get root on this? or is the bootloader locked up like so many recent LG phones
leeeastham
21 Jun 16#2
I bought one from Amazon Warehouse for £334 yesterday and cancelled it an hour later. I have 3 LG TVs and with terrible support for them and the reports on this and the G4 I am just not willing to buy LG anymore.
CouldntThinkOfAUsername
21 Jun 161#3
LG stuff is garbage hence the quick price drop on this phone.
ToOn7
21 Jun 16#4
I'd avoid LG at all costs. I have recently had to send of my G4 to repair the well known boot loop problem, and to repair the camera which is faulty. Had it sent back to me after 2 weeks, and yes the boot loop was fixed with a mainboard replacement, but they never bothered to look into the camera fault, and was sent back still faulty. even though on the letter it said it was fully tested by them. Now they want me to take pictures of the faulty camera and email it to them, and then have to send it off and wait another 2 weeks.
misterleoni to ToOn7
21 Jun 161#6
Not knocking you at all but I've seen exactly the same stories about devices from every manufacturer - sometimes you get unlucky.
Most phones - Sonys, Samsungs, LGs etc - get sent to authorised repair centres, which can sometimes be the same place even for different manufacturers. Where yours goes depends on your region. You could have had just the same issue with a different manufacturer.
misterleoni
21 Jun 16#5
Think you can unlock the bootloader through official channels, though it still voids the warranty.
This is a really good phone. Not sure why all the hate - it's substantially cheaper than Samsung's flagships but has a few features some may prefer - such as the option of changing the battery once it deteriorates, or getting an attachment with a huge battery.
The wide angle camera is really good for holidays, standard camera is excellent and the phone as a whole is lightning fast - snappier even than the S7. It has a better loudspeaker too. Not saying it's a better phone but in terms of which phone I personally like best..well it's not all that clear-cut - I've switched between the two a couple of times.
zoidster to misterleoni
11 Aug 16#38
Spot on. I read the horror stories about 'awful' build quality,overheating,terrible screen bleed, and the suggestion that the detachable chin completely mismatches the top part. Before I ordered I checked out all the display models locally and the only issue I saw was that the outline of the antenna near the camera was just about visible through the coating.
I ordered, still thinking I'd end up sending the G5 back, but it has turned out to be perfect, aesthetically, yes the join on the back where the phone meets the chin could maybe have been finished better, but its hardly a glaring mis-design!
I find it amazing that a Phone of this spec, can be sold for this price and still attract hate, Believe it or not, if you put the G5 and the GS7 in front of me now for the same price, I'd still choose the G5 on account of it NOT being made of glass, and (IMO) having a better speaker, but at this price its a no-brainer.
kawsar17
21 Jun 162#7
This or oneplus 3 for £60 less?
krazykush to kawsar17
21 Jun 16#10
Got the OnePlus 3 on release day and absolutely love it. A brilliant phone with excellent specs. For what you pay, it really is a great product. Looks and feels great too. Highly recommend it! I've had the OnePlus One, Two and X, and I have to say the 3 is the best phone without a doubt.
0BS1D1AN to kawsar17
21 Jun 16#23
Was going to buy this on release. I'm a big fan of LG, I have a G2 and a TV from them. But this phone just has too many problems.
I'll be getting the OnePlus 3, though the display is meant to be pretty poor on it, every other aspect seems solid.
aj2001
21 Jun 16#8
I will agree regarding support I have Lgg2 but since day one no software update, fair enough it was on Vodafone but still lg have a responsibility to make sure they provide updates.
s779 to aj2001
21 Jun 16#9
I have the LG g2 from Vodafone also. You have to connect to a pc and then you are able to install MM through LG's pc suite. Only way it can be done I think as the update wasn't pushed OTA
krazykush
21 Jun 16#11
This phone will probably be around £300 soon enough!... The price drops for LG are ridiculous
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Always-on Display for Enhanced Convenience
The 5.3-inch Quad HD IPS Quantum display on the LG G5 offers an Always-on feature, the first on a main smartphone display. Save your thumbs. No more hitting the button to check the time, date, or notifications. With the LG G5, the important stuff is already up and on! Just look.
LG's First Modular Type Smartphone
LG's innovative Modular Type design gives the LG G5 the ability to transform into a digital camera, Hi-Fi player and more all while keeping its traditional removable battery in a full metal uni-body design for the first time ever.
Extreme Wide Angle Lens and Advanced UX
Reflecting LG's longstanding reputation as a leader in smartphone cameras, the LG G5 has two cameras on the rear: one with a standard 78-degree lens and another with a 135-degree wide angle lens, the widest available in any smartphone. The 135-degree lens on the LG G5 offers a viewing angle that is approximately 1.7 times wider than those of existing smartphone cameras and 15 degrees wider than the human eye's field of view. The wide angle lens makes it easier for users to capture more landscape, taller buildings or larger groups without having to position oneself further from the subject.
System: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Memory: Internal: 32 GB / RAM: 4 GB LPDDR4 / Slot type: microSD / Max. slot capacity: 2 TB
Display: 5.3" / QHD IPS Quantum Display / Resolution: 2560 x 1440 pixels / 554 ppi
Camera: 16 Mpixels / Flash: LED / Front: 8 Mpixel / Video: 2160p @ 30fps
Network: 4G: LTE / GSM: GSM MHz
Wireless: Bluetooth: 4.2 and BLE / NFC / Wifi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Connection: Jack 3.5 mm / USB Type-C
GPS: A-GLONASS, A-GPS, A-BeiDou
Battery: 2800 mAh
Weight: 159 grams
Dimensions: 149.4 x 739.9 x 7.7 mm
All comments (38)
Most phones - Sonys, Samsungs, LGs etc - get sent to authorised repair centres, which can sometimes be the same place even for different manufacturers. Where yours goes depends on your region. You could have had just the same issue with a different manufacturer.
This is a really good phone. Not sure why all the hate - it's substantially cheaper than Samsung's flagships but has a few features some may prefer - such as the option of changing the battery once it deteriorates, or getting an attachment with a huge battery.
The wide angle camera is really good for holidays, standard camera is excellent and the phone as a whole is lightning fast - snappier even than the S7. It has a better loudspeaker too. Not saying it's a better phone but in terms of which phone I personally like best..well it's not all that clear-cut - I've switched between the two a couple of times.
I ordered, still thinking I'd end up sending the G5 back, but it has turned out to be perfect, aesthetically, yes the join on the back where the phone meets the chin could maybe have been finished better, but its hardly a glaring mis-design!
I find it amazing that a Phone of this spec, can be sold for this price and still attract hate, Believe it or not, if you put the G5 and the GS7 in front of me now for the same price, I'd still choose the G5 on account of it NOT being made of glass, and (IMO) having a better speaker, but at this price its a no-brainer.
I'll be getting the OnePlus 3, though the display is meant to be pretty poor on it, every other aspect seems solid.