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i have had two nexus 5 and both have been faulty. the first had no vibration and when i tapped the phone it would vibrate. second just came and has a white stain on the screen which is common with lcds when they are faulty or pressed to hard... i dont know shall i take another chance or change to a g2 or something?
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i have had two nexus 5 and both have been faulty. the first had no vibration and when i tapped the phone it would vibrate. second just came and has a white stain on the screen which is common with lcds when they are faulty or pressed to hard... i dont know shall i take another chance or change to a g2 or something?
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I went back to my S4 because of horrible battery life. The G2 looks tempting, but it is kind of old.
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Shaun--77 said:
i have had two nexus 5 and both have been faulty. the first had no vibration and when i tapped the phone it would vibrate. second just came and has a white stain on the screen which is common with lcds when they are faulty or pressed to hard... i dont know shall i take another chance or change to a g2 or something?
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Hiya!
I would ask for a refund and buy the phone from another store and hope the phone is in another batch. The N5 really worths it and I am glad that I bought the phone even though it has a dust particle under the screen
G2 old? Whaaat
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Jiyeon90 said:
G2 old? Whaaat
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My thoughts exactly.
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Who says if you get a G2 it will be perfect? It is an electronic device, they will always be bad ones in the bunch. You were just unfortunate to get 2 of the same device.
I think it is funny to complain about the N5 and then ask if you should go to a G2. They are both made by LG. You think they make the G2 in their perfect factory.
There are a ton of N5 users with perfectly working devices so I am sure your issues are not the norm. I have yet to see anyone even mention the white spot thing.
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Soldier 2.0 said:
I went back to my S4 because of horrible battery life. The G2 looks tempting, but it is kind of old.
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I think when the N5 behaves the battery life is outstanding. I can unplug at 8am and then plug back in at 11:30pm with 31/2 - 4 hoursof on-screen time and still have battery left. I see absolutely nothing wrong with that battery life. There does seem to be some Google issues with battery the last few days but that looks like it is worked itself out or should at least get worked out.
Soldier 2.0 said:
I went back to my S4 because of horrible battery life. The G2 looks tempting, but it is kind of old.
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trantium said:
Hiya!
I would ask for a refund and buy the phone from another store and hope the phone is in another batch. The N5 really worths it and I am glad that I bought the phone even though it has a dust particle under the screen
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I think you may have been a bit hasty. My Nexus 5 had incredibly bad battery the first week but now Its probably a bit better than my GS4 on cm. It gets really good screen off time which is great for me because I play lots of music.
Thanks for the responses. i might try once more but i also cant get over the viewing angles after coming from a gs4. the g2 has it better but not as great. im confused but i love this phone other than that
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Who says if you get a G2 it will be perfect? It is an electronic device, they will always be bad ones in the bunch. You were just unfortunate to get 2 of the same device.
I think it is funny to complain about the N5 and then ask if you should go to a G2. They are both made by LG. You think they make the G2 in their perfect factory.
There are a ton of N5 users with perfectly working devices so I am sure your issues are not the norm. I have yet to see anyone even mention the white spot thing.
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I think when the N5 behaves the battery life is outstanding. I can unplug at 8am and then plug back in at 11:30pm with 31/2 - 4 hoursof on-screen time and still have battery left. I see absolutely nothing wrong with that battery life. There does seem to be some Google issues with battery the last few days but that looks like it is worked itself out or should at least get worked out.
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There are also tons of users with bad devices as well... The white spot is new and i havent heard that before but who knows... The battery has been better than my old Galaxy S2
After having mine now for an hour and using it....the fingerprint scanner doesn't work as good as I would like it. My thumb is at an angle when holding the phone. I added it in using that angle, but it wants you to come straight down, which means I have to change the way i hold it to use it and have it register.
Verizon added so much bloat it's crazy!
the heart rate monitor. absolutely useless to over 90% of the consumers.... maybe even 95%
Seems they screwed up adding all the extra features that as mentioned here, a lot probably will not use. Finger print scanners are prone to screw up and the heart rate sensor seems frilly for most. The cost of this "customer will like it" fluff is a bigger device. The device IMO is now too big in relation to the display and awkward with one hand for most people. The S4 was near borderline already.
Samsung truly has a bloat and new feature fetish. They seem to think the combination appeals more to customers. For the majority it seems No, but the minority is perhaps Yes. Catch is everyone gets stuck with a bigger, bloat ridden device- like it or not if want the S5.
The funny thing is the S5 now has near the same overall size of my S4 with a bigger battery.
M8 is also too big IMO, so the S5 is not alone in this regard.
I actually found the chrome trim be terrible looking, and despite my plans not to use a case, had to get a thin black bumper to cover it. There is no doubt the M8 looks better, and is very comfortable to hold. I had to have the S5 because the screen just seemed much better, and part of it isn't wasted by the nav bar like on the M8.
I haven't had enough time to play with all of the features yet, however the screen has been nothing but impressive so far. I don't like the new settings so far, but that's probably because I'm just not used to it.
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M8 is also too big IMO, so the S5 is not alone in this regard.
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My biggest beef with the M8 was that the speakers make the phone so much bigger than it needs to be. If you hold the S5 and the M8 next to eachother there is about half an inch of wasted space, especially if you factor in the navbar. For people that use the speakers, it might be worth it, but I would not.
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I actually found the chrome trim be terrible looking, and despite my plans not to use a case, had to get a thin black bumper to cover it. There is no doubt the M8 looks better, and is very comfortable to hold. I had to have the S5 because the screen just seemed much better, and part of it isn't wasted by the nav bar like on the M8.
I haven't had enough time to play with all of the features yet, however the screen has been nothing but impressive so far. I don't like the new settings so far, but that's probably because I'm just not used to it.
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My biggest beef with the M8 was that the speakers make the phone so much bigger than it needs to be. If you hold the S5 and the M8 next to eachother there is about half an inch of wasted space, especially if you factor in the navbar. For people that use the speakers, it might be worth it, but I would not.
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How is the screen in direct sunlight? I saw a review comparing it with others at max brightness which showed not much improvement. I think only Auto-Brightness will really max out the screen's brightness and I'm not sure if they manually maxed it out or it was it on auto.
And are you using it on the default mode or did you change it to cinematic?
i love the fingerprint scanner..works perfectly for my thumb for 1 handed use..
only thing i'm not liking right now is it seems to have that same body shift issue my white S3 had, that my S4 didn't..like as if the battery isn't big enough for the cavity, so it moves and makes the body feel like its twisting so it makes some lil snappy creak noises. kinda sucks, but oh well. maybe the battery just isn't big enough for the spot,w ho knows.
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How is the screen in direct sunlight? I saw a review comparing it with others at max brightness which showed not much improvement. I think only Auto-Brightness will really max out the screen's brightness and I'm not sure if they manually maxed it out or it was it on auto.
And are you using it on the default mode or did you change it to cinematic?
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Granted I only spent about 5 minutes with it outside so far, but the difference was HUGE from my S3 (which I really struggled with in the sun). I did not mess with any display settings yet, so it was all default. I got it on lunch and I'm working, so I've only been able to play with it here and there.
The display continues to be impressive, which is the main reason I wanted it. I can't speak to the difference between the s4-5, but between the 3 and 5 its night and day.
I'm excited to get it home and drop in a sink of water.
I like the phone. Definitely has a lot of features that I won't use but that's a Galaxy device. If we're on XDA, we know what we're getting into. The bigger size to achieve the IP67 certification is somewhat annoying but again, nothing unexpected and a nice feature. One that I'm sure will save more than a few people. So, despite the usually Galaxy "extras", I'm enjoying it. I will have to get a replacement as there is a permanent " smudge " on the display. Almost as if there's a coating for the IP67 certification and that coating wasn't applied correctly. No biggie. As long as VZW cooperates lol.
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Not going to lie I hate this phone, they dropped the ball in gs5, I am not going to use it until the gracious devs get root and unlocked bootloader
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damn..i just took some outdoors pics and they came out terrible. like, awful.
full light shots outdoors in the sun, blacks were coming out smudgy and blotchy and not good at all..i'm going to be super pissed if this camera turns out to be worse than my G2..that's the whole damn reason why i got this phone.
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damn..i just took some outdoors pics and they came out terrible. like, awful.
full light shots outdoors in the sun, blacks were coming out smudgy and blotchy and not good at all..i'm going to be super pissed if this camera turns out to be worse than my G2..that's the whole damn reason why i got this phone.
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Let's see these pics. No way worse than G2.
Not liking the recent apps button. Came from an s3 and I'm used to tapping for the menu to come up. Now it's needs a long press. If I could just swap the long and short press functions I would pretty happy. Only had it since 10am.
Screen is definitely better than the s3. Using it to navigate on the dash on a bright sunny made it very apparent. S3 looked dark and hard to see, the s5 looked way better and easy to see.
The chrome around this all black is not to my taste, but I'm hoping my new uag case will cover it.
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damn..i just took some outdoors pics and they came out terrible. like, awful.
full light shots outdoors in the sun, blacks were coming out smudgy and blotchy and not good at all..i'm going to be super pissed if this camera turns out to be worse than my G2..that's the whole damn reason why i got this phone.
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You might find this interesting. I've spent the afternoon confirming these results.
http://m.blogs.computerworld.com/sm...rs.com&subid=cfcd208495d565ef66e7dff9f98764da
Edit: that is a huge link!
cRookeD Nexus 5
Crooke356 said:
You might find this interesting. I've spent the afternoon confirming these results.
http://m.blogs.computerworld.com/sm...rs.com&subid=cfcd208495d565ef66e7dff9f98764da
Edit: that is a huge link!
cRookeD Nexus 5
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Lol yeah its huge. Lol.
So pretty much great camera with some bad moments?
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I just took this in my garage...cam is fine for me.
greatnesstx said:
Not going to lie I hate this phone, they dropped the ball in gs5, I am not going to use it until the gracious devs get root and unlocked bootloader
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If you hate it....not sure what you were expecting over what you saw on the S4.
jagrave said:
Lol yeah its huge. Lol.
So pretty much great camera with some bad moments?
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Yea. From all the devices I've ever owned, and it's a lot, that seems to be the case. Except for iPhone. I've never owned one but it's apparently perfect
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I just dropped mine a sink full of water. Still kicking. I recorded the drop.
I just realized that the screen lights up every time I get a text. Stays on for a few secs, but I cannot change that.
Light Manager works......w/out root.
Please guys i want some experience opinion about Nexus 5,i bought this phone with android 4.4.2 and new one from box,american version,now i have noticed that when brigtness is higher,in the left side of the display,in the left notification drawer,when the color is black,there is white light,not too visible,but i don't know from were it comes,i really want to know should i go and replace it or not!!!!!1
i will upload screenshot but is hardly visible
Any help and opinion is good for me
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Please guys i want some experience opinion about Nexus 5,i bought this phone with android 4.4.2 and new one from box,american version,now i have noticed that when brigtness is higher,in the left side of the display,in the left notification drawer,when the color is black,there is white light,not too visible,but i don't know from were it comes,i really want to know should i go and replace it or not!!!!!1
i will upload screenshot but is hardly visible
Any help and opinion is good for me
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That's called light bleed. Not much you can do aside from replacing it from google or changing the screen. I have it on the top right of my screen.
There's a big thread about his. I'll link if I find it.
Thank you,as my Nexus 5 is still under garanty,i will try to go and see what i can do,thank you very much for quick answer,as soon as i am going to be free i will go in the Town were i bought the Nexus 5,is my waranty covering this?
vlatkonexus4 said:
Thank you,as my Nexus 5 is still under garanty,i will try to go and see what i can do,thank you very much for quick answer,as soon as i am going to be free i will go in the Town were i bought the Nexus 5,is my waranty covering this?
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Yes. Warranty covers heavy light bleed issues as well.
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Yes. Warranty covers heavy light bleed issues as well.
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I have it. It's really not bad and is kinda normal. Please don't warranty over something as small as this. Drives up the cost for us. I didn't.
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I have it. It's really not bad and is kinda normal. Please don't warranty over something as small as this. Drives up the cost for us. I didn't.
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That's crazy. If you purchase something and its not working up to its full potential and its under warranty it would be crazy to not have it fixed. This phone wasn't expensive by typical standards but for me cost a small fortune. Light bleed is annoying as anything. Why should OP live with this defect? I wouldn't.
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I have it. It's really not bad and is kinda normal. Please don't warranty over something as small as this. Drives up the cost for us. I didn't.
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noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boy that is so wrong, google makes a bunch of devices, sell part of them, and let some to replace, if they dont have spare devices, they will not make the device cost more, they will rather make more devices or will refund the Money.
just look at nexus 4 launch,launched, went out of stock for some time, but yet, people with problems(the most were battery/screen) could still get new devices
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That's crazy. If you purchase something and its not working up to its full potential and its under warranty it would be crazy to not have it fixed. This phone wasn't expensive by typical standards but for me cost a small fortune. Light bleed is annoying as anything. Why should OP live with this defect? I wouldn't.
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Agreed, i wouldn´t too
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noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boy that is so wrong, google makes a bunch of devices, sell part of them, and let some to replace, if they dont have spare devices, they will not make the device cost more, they will rather make more devices or will refund the Money.
just look at nexus 4 launch,launched, went out of stock for some time, but yet, people with problems(the most were battery/screen) could still get new devices
Agreed, i wouldn´t too
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no, they go, wow lot of really pedantic users here who return over the smallest things, we charge more to cover cost of returns
letting the device get too hot is what causes this. glue holding the backlight to the lcd panel warms and weakens.
rancur3p1c said:
no, they go, wow lot of really pedantic users here who return over the smallest things, we charge more to cover cost of returns
letting the device get too hot is what causes this. glue holding the backlight to the lcd panel warms and weakens.
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im sorry, but for the price of the nexus, that fee can only be at max what? $10 or less so idc.
and the lcd panel warms, its a desing fault, this is a plus that Samsung gets, their termal design is really good
The issue is that almost every IPS LCD has some degree of backlight bleed. If it's bad enough that it's visible in a well-lit room, then I'd ask for them to replace it under warranty. If you need to look hard for it and it's only if you turn the brightness up in a dark room, then I'd say it's "normal."
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im sorry, but for the price of the nexus, that fee can only be at max what? $10 or less so idc.
and the lcd panel warms, its a desing fault, this is a plus that Samsung gets, their termal design is really good
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at the price of the nexus? It's $400, not $600 like it should be.
$10? LMAO. The phone doesn't get repaired. The entire BOM cost is sunk. That's like $250.
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The issue is that almost every IPS LCD has some degree of backlight bleed. If it's bad enough that it's visible in a well-lit room, then I'd ask for them to replace it under warranty. If you need to look hard for it and it's only if you turn the brightness up in a dark room, then I'd say it's "normal."
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yeah. I've never seen any that's visible in well lit room-- it's always "at night when the screen is completely black it looks only slightly less black in this corner when the screen is at full brightness"-- you shouldn't be at full brightness at night anyways
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at the price of the nexus? It's $400, not $600 like it should be.
$10? LMAO. The phone doesn't get repaired. The entire BOM cost is sunk. That's like $250.
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yeah. I've never seen any that's visible in well lit room-- it's always "at night when the screen is completely black it looks only slightly less black in this corner when the screen is at full brightness"-- you shouldn't be at full brightness at night anyways
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you misunderstood me, the nexus is sold for 349 bucks (16gb), that price is so low, that the fee that they have for rma must be low too
Thanks to all of your answer guys,but here in macedonia Nexus 5 costs http://www.vip.mk/telefoni/gsm-advisor/lg/1294914/nexus-5#ad-image-0
more than 400 euros now,when i bought it it was 500 euros,so i will use my waranty and i don't want too much light bleed on it
It is ok to get new one because 500 euros are not small money here in my country,thank you for everything guys
i will write you here when i go and ask in the store
Hello guys. This is already the 3d galaxy s6 that i replace and still comes with this lines on screen.
The lines appears only in direct sun light when phone gets a brightness boost. (even when auto brightess is off, but is set up to max, display still boost the brightness in direct sunlight.). Am i the only one with this issue ?
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Hello guys. This is already the 3d galaxy s6 that i replace and still comes with this lines on screen.
The lines appears only in direct sun light when phone gets a brightness boost. (even when auto brightess is off, but is set up to max, display still boost the brightness in direct sunlight.). Am i the only one with this issue ?
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they all have it
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they all have it
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then thats quite a disappointment.
it looks like circuitry, i wouldnt worry about it
It's the frame!
I gave my phone back for that to Samsung, and they said that this is the frame and its normal thus it won't be fixed. Quite annoying indeed. They also said that all devices suffer from that, but I call that bollocks.
I've tried multiple times to see if mine had this and couldn't see any of those lines.
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All of these devices have that. This is an amoled trade off, it's seen in other amoled devices too. I have a brand new S6 and it has this too.
Update, went to the local Rogers store, they were shocked when I showed them this issue. We unboxed a brand new S6 and it had the issue, then we tried two display models, only one of the two had the issue!
Therefore, this affects the majority of devices, but not all! Now I'm pissed and want a working display.
I repeat, this does not occur to all S6s, demand your refunds folks...
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That's what I thought too, until I found one without it yesterday. However, out of 5 devices, this is the only one I've seen without it. Some had it so badly you could see the line very very crisply.
Ugh... Guy at the phone store, "we can't go through every box looking for one without the issue...". So it's a bloody crap shoot at this point.
autom8r said:
Update, went to the local Rogers store, they were shocked when I showed them this issue. We unboxed a brand new S6 and it had the issue, then we tried two display models, only one of the two had the issue!
Therefore, this affects the majority of devices, but not all! Now I'm pissed and want a working display.
I repeat, this does not occur to all S6s, demand your refunds folks...
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That's what I thought too, until I found one without it yesterday. However, out of 5 devices, this is the only one I've seen without it. Some had it so badly you could see the line very very crisply.
Ugh... Guy at the phone store, "we can't go through every box looking for one without the issue...". So it's a bloody crap shoot at this point.
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They all have it, you are looking behind the screen: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...orkarounds-t3081836/post60821381#post60821381
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They all have it, you are looking behind the screen: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...orkarounds-t3081836/post60821381#post60821381
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Mine doesn't.
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Mine doesn't.
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You just can't see it then but it's there. It's not the screen itself, it's the shadow caused by what's behind the screen. That's why it's only really visible on an all white screen at full brightness in direct sunlight. You are literally shining a light through the screen onto the other side.
Go shine a bright light into the screen and look for the top horizontal zig zag pattern that the circuit makes in the pic in my previous link.
There's no defect of the screen itself.
Just tested my cousins S6, it does not have this issue! So I've found two that don't and 6 that do.
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You just can't see it then but it's there. It's not the screen itself, it's the shadow caused by what's behind the screen. That's why it's only really visible on an all white screen at full brightness in direct sunlight. You are literally shining a light through the screen onto the other side.
Go shine a bright light into the screen and look for the top horizontal zig zag pattern that the circuit makes in the pic in my previous link.
There's no defect of the screen itself.
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I've confirmed two handsets now with no issues and 6 with. They most definitely do not all display this behavior.
This is quite simply ****ty manufacturing.
I sure wish this affected all phones, then I could live with it, but it 100000% does not affect all phones. Confirmed with the Rogers guy, we both found one phone that did not have this. He saw the issue right away too. So I know he saw what I did and we did not find it in his display model...
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I've confirmed two handsets now with no issues and 6 with. They most definitely do not all display this behavior.
This is quite simply ****ty manufacturing.
I sure wish this affected all phones, then I could live with it, but it 100000% does not affect all phones. Confirmed with the Rogers guy, we both found one phone that did not have this. He saw the issue right away too. So I know he saw what I did and we did not find it in his display model...
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Maybe some don't show through as much as others. All I'm saying is this is not a screen defect, it's got nothing to do with the screen itself it's what's showing behind the screen.
All models are not going to be identical, they are all manufactured within certain tolerances. That goes for not just the screen, eg. the batteries will vary in capacites slightly, the CPU will vary in speeds slightly, the camera sensor qualities will vary etc.
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Maybe some don't show through as much as others. All I'm saying is this is not a screen defect, it's got nothing to do with the screen itself it's what's showing behind the screen.
All models are not going to be identical, they are all manufactured within certain tolerances. That goes for not just the screen, eg. the batteries will vary in capacites slightly, the CPU will vary in speeds slightly, the camera sensor qualities will vary etc.
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Screens are meant to be one way devices, that's why they're called screens... You should not be able to see through a screen! That's the point here...
Today while I was checking Facebook, my G Flex suddenly went off. Don't worry because that happened to me about 4 times a week. But this time, it was different, the phone didn't turn on again, not even connecting it to the power outlet. Apart from that, it was on its third battery purchased, as many will know, it always failed.
Now I kept thinking about the beautiful and horrible moments that this phone brought me. So many headaches from the stagnant LG system in Lollipop and with that disgusting layer of customization, added to the impossibility of unlocking the bootloader and the problem of super overheating of the Snapdragon 810 that even with retouched interactive governors could avoid it.
But at the same time great things like 24-bit audio support (It was wonderful to hear music on it.), a good rear camera with optical stabilization, the fact that this phone could be said to be "competitive" in terms of power today (obviously not taking into account overheating) and, most importantly, the CURVE SCREEN.
I'll miss this phone, probably buy a Galaxy S8, or a Moto Z2 Force, but something is sure.
I WILL NEVER BUY AGAIN AN LG IN MY LIFE.
My phone died too. It has the same symptoms. What I would like to buy is either OnePlus 5 or LG G6, but more towards the 1+.
maucvs said:
Today while I was checking Facebook, my G Flex suddenly went off. Don't worry because that happened to me about 4 times a week. But this time, it was different, the phone didn't turn on again, not even connecting it to the power outlet. Apart from that, it was on its third battery purchased, as many will know, it always failed.
Now I kept thinking about the beautiful and horrible moments that this phone brought me. So many headaches from the stagnant LG system in Lollipop and with that disgusting layer of customization, added to the impossibility of unlocking the bootloader and the problem of super overheating of the Snapdragon 810 that even with retouched interactive governors could avoid it.
But at the same time great things like 24-bit audio support (It was wonderful to hear music on it.), a good rear camera with optical stabilization, the fact that this phone could be said to be "competitive" in terms of power today (obviously not taking into account overheating) and, most importantly, the CURVE SCREEN.
I'll miss this phone, probably buy a Galaxy S8, or a Moto Z2 Force, but something is sure.
I WILL NEVER BUY AN LG IN MY LIFE.
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I may be in the majority when I say this, but I miss the old designs of phones. The plastic design of the LG Flex 2 and LG G4 was perfectly fine by me. Now they make the phones out of delicate aluminum that is so slippery. The plastic phones can take more drops and hit than the aluminum ones can today.
I have mine rooted on the most recent image. How did you manage the overheating issue ? I'll admit the thing still has sentimental value to me lol.
My Flex2 died too. It was pretty good phone but what mostly I liked about it was, of course, the curve! That was so ergonomic, very comfortable to use and also to have in your pocket. That enabled 5.5" screen to manage with no hassle.
On the other hand the screen was pixelated (especially on low brightness), camera had no manual settings (except like on/off for HDR or flash, lol). SOT was barely acceptable, sometimes not even 4 ours. 2/16 GB were also very very limiting, not enough internal memory for apps, always forcing you to chose them carefully. Oh, I almost forgot - "self healing" battery cover. All it did for me was collected micro scratches from nowhere. Very unpleasant view to the careful phone owner.
What's next? Maybe G6, who knows.
For me LG share the blame with Qualcomm for this phone. The first version of the SD810 always overheated and was probably at fault for many of the hardware issues that users have suffered over the years. LG should have provided 3GB RAM on all versions to fully exploit the high end SoC. LG's software support for a flagship was also poor.
On the other hand, it was a beautiful piece of hardware. I really liked the screen and the curve felt excellent in the hand. The red back on some versions was much nicer than the grey of the H950.
So like others, I'm torn.
Second time this same problem happened to me also . I thought it was a rare occurrence; but today, my 2nd G Flex 2 died, just 5 months after my other one. Symptoms are the same as yours. Heat gunning the chips under the shields on the motherboard did nothing. Not sure if to get an LG phone next anymore...
My G Flex 2 also died and LG Support says they dont have the needed replacement parts and instead offered me to get an LG Q6 as replacement which feels like being ripped off.
Disassemble the phone and place the motherboard onto a piece of aluminum foil and bake it at 300°f for 8 minutes. Then letting it stand in the oven with the door open for a half hour. This generation of LG phones used bad solder compounds. Remelting them fixes them back to working order. Reassemble and enjoy.
Angablade said:
Disassemble the phone and place the motherboard onto a piece of aluminum foil and bake it at 300°f for 8 minutes. Then letting it stand in the oven with the door open for a half hour. This generation of LG phones used bad solder compounds. Remelting them fixes them back to working order. Reassemble and enjoy.
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I'd rather the phone stayed in my smartphone cemetery. The S8 is already part of my life.
I'll fix it if you send it to me.
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Disassemble the phone and place the motherboard onto a piece of aluminum foil and bake it at 300°f for 8 minutes. Then letting it stand in the oven with the door open for a half hour. This generation of LG phones used bad solder compounds. Remelting them fixes them back to working order. Reassemble and enjoy.
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What's the worst that could happen with this method? I'm nearly convinced to try this, although I still want to get the data off the EMMC chip.
My Flex 2 is still alive and well, about a year after I bought it. It heats up, slows down, is laggy, too bright in the dark and dim outside. Battery, seems to have improved over time, however, occasionally something will drain it in no time. Can't quite figure out what it is. Sometimes I get random restarts and weird behavior, but not on a daily basis. Perhaps once every week or two. Because it's too bright in the dark I use a dimming app, when dimmed you can noticably see that large areas of the screen (roughly half) have a sort of dark stain. This has been there since day 1. On MM stock.
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What's the worst that could happen with this method? I'm nearly convinced to try this, although I still want to get the data off the EMMC chip.
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Worst thing is that you bump it while it's still hot and ruin the board. Don't try and rush things. I'll fix it for you if you don't want to do it. I'm in the metro Detroit area though.
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Worst thing is that you bump it while it's still hot and ruin the board. Don't try and rush things. I'll fix it for you if you don't want to do it. I'm in the metro Detroit area though.
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Does this really works?/? i May try this tonite when i get off
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Angablade said:
Disassemble the phone and place the motherboard onto a piece of aluminum foil and bake it at 300°f for 8 minutes. Then letting it stand in the oven with the door open for a half hour. This generation of LG phones used bad solder compounds. Remelting them fixes them back to working order. Reassemble and enjoy.
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Am going to try this... Mines boot but loop from there
This will not fix software problems, only hardware. Just so you are aware.
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Does this really works?/? i May try this tonite when i get off
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Am going to try this... Mines boot but loop from there
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I'm on lollipop, and I notice the same lag as you. I think it has to do with how the Kernal and driver's use the available cores. This might have 8 of them, but they are vastly different. Some are fast, some, not so much. There are init d scripts that can help. I'm on the 3gb variant, and that helps as well. Hopefully we can find a bootloader bypass or an unlock, it would make this phone so much better. It's almost a mid ranged current phone. It's aged well. Let's hope something soon happens.
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My Flex 2 is still alive and well, about a year after I bought it. It heats up, slows down, is laggy, too bright in the dark and dim outside. Battery, seems to have improved over time, however, occasionally something will drain it in no time. Can't quite figure out what it is. Sometimes I get random restarts and weird behavior, but not on a daily basis. Perhaps once every week or two. Because it's too bright in the dark I use a dimming app, when dimmed you can noticably see that large areas of the screen (roughly half) have a sort of dark stain. This has been there since day 1. On MM stock.
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Does this really works?/? i May try this tonite when i get off
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Am going to try this... Mines boot but loop from there
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This will not fix software problems, only hardware. Just so you are aware.
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I'm on lollipop, and I notice the same lag as you. I think it has to do with how the Kernal and driver's use the available cores. This might have 8 of them, but they are vastly different. Some are fast, some, not so much. There are init d scripts that can help. I'm on the 3gb variant, and that helps as well. Hopefully we can find a bootloader bypass or an unlock, it would make this phone so much better. It's almost a mid ranged current phone. It's aged well. Let's hope something soon happens.
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LG told me it was a hardware issue..I haven't tried...been at work lately..I will try and report my findings
I just got a V20 used, and I miss my Flex2 already. The curve was brilliant, and I feel like I'm carrying a brick around with a straight phone
LG, will you PLEASE setup a bootloader unlock for this? I don't see why they don't, considering there's no official support for this phone, and even the carries don't care at this point.
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LG told me it was a hardware issue..I haven't tried...been at work lately..I will try and report my findings
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How is it working?
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How is it working?
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Haven't even taking apart yet...wrk has me at the balls...off day tomorrow will dig into them
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Haven't even taking apart yet...wrk has me at the balls...off day tomorrow will dig into them
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As stated though, if you don't feel right about it, I'm in the metro Detroit area. If you're close by, I could do it for you this Saturday.