Almost went for the S7 Vodafone deal but I think this is a better deal overall. I can see that a similar deal was posted a few weeks back which was cheaper but only included 4GB data.
Considering this is a flagship phone with a Snapdragon 820 I think it's an incredibly good deal even without the freebies.
If you're not bothered about the extras you could probably ebay them for about £100.
Edit:
A few loons in the comments have called this "last year's phone." The G5 was first made available on 8th April 2016, which makes it newer than the Galaxy S7. It has a chipset that's universally accepted as current flagship grade. It's the same chipset that's in the USA version of the S7, the same chipset that's in the HTC 10, and the same chipset that's in the Oneplus 3.
Set against e.g. the Galaxy S7, it's arguably a faster chipset. Slower in multitasking but faster in single threaded performance and gaming. It also throttles to a lesser extent.
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sam_of_london
5 Dec 163#2
Very expensive for last year s phone. If it was LG V20 with Android nought, I would have voted hot.
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Boyee
5 Dec 16#1
Have some heat. My OPO is still working
sam_of_london
5 Dec 163#2
Very expensive for last year s phone. If it was LG V20 with Android nought, I would have voted hot.
SweeneyUK to sam_of_london
6 Dec 16#8
Last year's phone?
damcnaught
5 Dec 16#3
Great value considering it includes the B&O bundle.
I recently bought a G5 and it's better than I expected. I like the secondary wide angle lens camera, plus replacable battery, which are pretty unique features at the moment.
If I wasn't in contract until march I may have gone for this to get the B&O bundle, and stuck my current G5 on ebay.
jerry01
6 Dec 16#4
Hot - these phones are very good, I pay 29 per month with only 1GB of data
wong_go_wild
6 Dec 16#5
yes it's B&O but I don't think anyone sensible would pay £160+ for a set of ear buds. you have to have more cash than sense if you do that. so voted cold as it is last year's phone and it is rather expensive if you work things out. the contract would be around £12/month averaged out (data plans are getting cheaper and cheaper by the year). so that leaves £440 for the phone itself which it's worth that much even consider the add-on and ear buds.
dansax to wong_go_wild
6 Dec 16#11
I've paid £300 for ear buds before and I'm certainly not alone. I think it's more a question of priorities and preference rather than how "sensible" someone is. £160 for headphones isn't unusual, and there's a whole subset of people who appreciate high end audio.
Also if this is last year's phone, what's this year's phone? The phone that doesn't exist yet? The G5 has a Snapdragon 820, currently one of the top android chipsets on the market. You'd struggle to buy anything better unless you go apple. Even the unreleased new 'flagship,' the V20, has the exact same chipset. If you don't like the phone, fine. There are various valid reasons to dislike the G5. However calling it "last year's phone" is utterly farcical.
Seriously, do you just troll about HUKD voting cold and spouting nonsense on topics you know nothing about?
price=value
6 Dec 16#6
Hope this LG model does not suffer from the 'Boot Screen loop' problem like the LG G4 and LG Nexus 5X for which LG seems to be offering refunds instead of replacements. Read here: http://www.mobilechoiceuk.com/News/43686/lg-nexus-5x-is-history;-lg-offering-refunds-instead-of-replacements.aspx.
My G4 (Vodafone) purchased in February 2016 went into boot loop two weeks ago. LG repaired it and replaced the main board but getting it unlocked now for other networks is a hassle as imei is not on database.
finbaar
6 Dec 161#7
Am I from the past? Are son_of_london (wtf???) wong_go_wild from the future? A phone released in April 2016 is called "last years phone" 8 months later in December 2016. I must be in a parallel universe with a different calendar.
The deal is good, the phone not so. It would be a long two years with the G5 and it's poor battery life. The method of getting the battery out did not fill me with confidence either. I have had the G2, G3, G4 and briefly the G5. My son still uses the G2 and the Mrs the G4 (which bootlooped, however this was a SD808 issue so nothing to worry about here) but the G5 is right up there with the G3 as a poor smartphone. Hopefully the G6 will be back on form.
reg66 to finbaar
8 Dec 16#22
i own a G4, had bootloop but mobo replaced, other than that i really like it. was thinking of getting this but not so sure now! is the battery life of the G5 worse than G4, if so, by much? other than that are there any other reasons not to get the G5? what's so wrong with it?
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Considering this is a flagship phone with a Snapdragon 820 I think it's an incredibly good deal even without the freebies.
If you're not bothered about the extras you could probably ebay them for about £100.
Edit:
A few loons in the comments have called this "last year's phone." The G5 was first made available on 8th April 2016, which makes it newer than the Galaxy S7. It has a chipset that's universally accepted as current flagship grade. It's the same chipset that's in the USA version of the S7, the same chipset that's in the HTC 10, and the same chipset that's in the Oneplus 3.
Set against e.g. the Galaxy S7, it's arguably a faster chipset. Slower in multitasking but faster in single threaded performance and gaming. It also throttles to a lesser extent.
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I recently bought a G5 and it's better than I expected. I like the secondary wide angle lens camera, plus replacable battery, which are pretty unique features at the moment.
If I wasn't in contract until march I may have gone for this to get the B&O bundle, and stuck my current G5 on ebay.
Also if this is last year's phone, what's this year's phone? The phone that doesn't exist yet? The G5 has a Snapdragon 820, currently one of the top android chipsets on the market. You'd struggle to buy anything better unless you go apple. Even the unreleased new 'flagship,' the V20, has the exact same chipset. If you don't like the phone, fine. There are various valid reasons to dislike the G5. However calling it "last year's phone" is utterly farcical.
Seriously, do you just troll about HUKD voting cold and spouting nonsense on topics you know nothing about?
My G4 (Vodafone) purchased in February 2016 went into boot loop two weeks ago. LG repaired it and replaced the main board but getting it unlocked now for other networks is a hassle as imei is not on database.
The deal is good, the phone not so. It would be a long two years with the G5 and it's poor battery life. The method of getting the battery out did not fill me with confidence either. I have had the G2, G3, G4 and briefly the G5. My son still uses the G2 and the Mrs the G4 (which bootlooped, however this was a SD808 issue so nothing to worry about here) but the G5 is right up there with the G3 as a poor smartphone. Hopefully the G6 will be back on form.
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