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Why is Lollipop on LG G Flex 2 trash?

Is it me or does Lollipop on the G Flex 2 suck? I've heard rumors of problems with the Snapdragon processor, but I think overall my experience with LG phones leads me to believe that Lollipop might be the problem. The battery life is average at best, where as other LG phones like the G2 (KitKat) have way better battery life. Performance lags on the G Flex 2, for example if you drag down the notification menu there's a small lag.
Any hope for getting a KitKat based rom on LG G Flex2?

I'm guessing it has more to do with LG not spending any time to optimize the overall performance and experience, focusing instead on their upcoming flagships.

It suck on the nexus 6 as well . sold my nexus 6 for this phone the new os is gonna take awhile until Google refine it. Hell they did a horrible launch on the nexus 6 that phone got so many issues. In time it will get better

Lolipop on the Nexus 5 is incredible. I'm so annoyed with LG right now. This device is crap.

Its more of the developers error pushing preset numbers that throttled the crap out of the phone. Fix comming soon.
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Battery life is the issue for me, as a guy who doesn't buy portable chargers, I need one now for the Flex 2. It's very disappointing. Hope LG does something about it

Sorry fellas, I returned this pos, even after reconfiguring the throttle levels, which made the phone better, but not as smooth as I'd hoped overall. Picked up the nexus 6. Enjoy this pos for the next 8 months until they release lg g 4 lol...
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Custodian said:
Sorry fellas, I returned this pos, even after reconfiguring the throttle levels, which made the phone better, but not as smooth as I'd hoped overall. Picked up the nexus 6. Enjoy this pos for the next 8 months until they release lg g 4 lol...
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Have fun with the nexus 6 i sold my for the glex 2 then had issues and took it back for the note 4 and couldn't be any happier. Lg dropped the ball on this device. First off if people wanted a smaller phone because the og flex was to big get a g3. Secondly they should have offered the lg g pro 2 to all the carriers or kept a phablet around in either flex or g pro form. People buy phablets then complain about the size i don't get it. Samsung has the same issue people complain about built quality then complain about no sd card or removable battery. Hopefully lg do right with the g4. The flex 2 is a great device with a bad engine that overheats.

bonebeatz1234 said:
Have fun with the nexus 6 i sold my for the glex 2 then had issues and took it back for the note 4 and couldn't be any happier. Lg dropped the ball on this device. First off if people wanted a smaller phone because the og flex was to big get a g3. Secondly they should have offered the lg g pro 2 to all the carriers or kept a phablet around in either flex or g pro form. People buy phablets then complain about the size i don't get it. Samsung has the same issue people complain about built quality then complain about no sd card or removable battery. Hopefully lg do right with the g4. The flex 2 is a great device with a bad engine that overheats.
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I'm actually kind of feeling the same. I haven't had the lag nor overheating problems but the phone refuses to see my samsung 64gb micro sdhc.
It also corrupted the data on it and i lost 40 gb of content. About half of which i cannot replace.
With the Galaxy S 6 coming out on the 10th I just may switch depending on how things go.

Lollipop 5.0.1 and 5.0.2 has a huge memory leak... and it doesn't help that our cores are throttled due to over heating... the memory leak is fixed in 5.1

Need a new budget phone...

Okay so back story....
I broke my Optimus G, it took me a year but I am finally getting it fixed ($140) with a new screen and glass.
However my stand-in a ZTE Radiant is getting progressively worse.
I can no longer update apps without deleting other apps. I did Link2SD 5-6 months ago to help with this and thought my problems were solved.
The battery doesn't last more than about 4-6 hours now with LIGHT use.
The charge/sync port has become damaged and now requries pressure in one direction to force charging. I have to use a small 1500 mlh backup batter cocked in the port to keep it charged up, but that requries charging it up continuously.
I am tired of the poor video quality. That has delayed the start of my new You Tube channel (even my old You Tube channel). My old 8 MP Point N Shoot only does 640x480 as max resolution for video; in an age of HD and now increasing 4K content, there's no way I can use either device. My Infuse 4 G still works but has poofy 3rd party batteries and I don't if I want to go back to sluggish single core performance even if only for a few days.
So I am considering another stop-gap phone I could use for a few days until my Optimus G is fixed. I have looked on Craigslist and don't really see anything I want to pay for, except for maybe a Note 3 for only $110, sounds stolen to me.
I use my phone for work as a merchandiser (for submitting work orders + pictures via the companies mobile app, similar to Gigwalk).
There's plenty of light in the stores so the pictures are acceptable with the Radiant, but as I mentioned video is TERRIBLE.
I know any budget phone is going to mostly have this problem so I am not looking for miracles.
I would say the upper range of my budget is the Moto E 2015 edition. It's camera is no worse than the Radiant but it's Quad Core and has more on-board memory. It's also twice as much as I paid for the Radiant which runs on the LTE network, despite all the other issues.
I am currently looking at Cricket for the Moto E since I am currently on AT&T via the Family plan. I can't unlocked the phone via Cricket until after 3 months of service.
Cricket also has the Optimus G L70 cut-down version of my main phone and HTC Desire 510.
The 510 is $49 after MIR ($50 Debt Card) so it would be over $100 OTD.
The Moto E right now is going for $79 with activation, making it more tempting given my current issues. It would be just about $100 OTD and that's about the max I can afford at the moment.
If anybody has any other ideas let me know, Metro PCS is also an option.

What phone are you coming from to Moto X Play

I have LG G4 and thinking of switching to Moto X Play as I always was fan of Moto X.
Have you made similar switch? If so what phone from and what are your first impressions?

I am coming from 1+1 . I have had drop my phone flat on screen and shuttered . Was waiting for for nearly 2 months now to buy new phone ...somehow this phone lured me given price tag and all the goodies it has inside. Last but not least existing customer care.

I'm kind of torn between oneplus 2 and play. What's your impressions on the Moto?

I will only get my X Play tomorrow.

Zenfone 2. I'd love a phone with a better camera and battery life.
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Moto X 2014 (and now, temporarily, Moto G 2nd. edition).

I'm coming from a HTC M8- loving my X play so far.. especially with the great battery life.

Coming from a Verizon Note 3, a late 2013 phone, and I'm pretty neutral on this phone after using it for more than a week. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I guess I preferred Samsung's superAMOLED screen and camera software, and especially the dialer. Stock dialer is just painful. Feels better in the hand though, and having dual SIM (I have the XT-1563 unlocked version from Brazil) is a godsend when you're traveling. Battery / fast charging / camera are all decent but pretty much the same as my Note 3. Doesn't feel like an upgrade but it does the job.

Coming from a Nexus 5 paired to a Moto 360. With the Nexus 5, I would have to charge the phone in the middle of the day to last. With the MXP and paired to the M360, it definitely lasts the day.

Came from a Galaxy S6. So far doesn't feel like a downgrade.

Coming from the S5. The Moto X feels like a huge upgrade. I'm assuming its got a lot to do with the X shipping with near stock Android. :good:

My last phone was the xperia sp but am currently using the S3. Just ordered the Moto X Play and its arriving tomorrow! Cant wait!

I'm considering an upgrade from my Galaxy s5 mainly for the extra battery life, but am worried about a downgrade in performance. Any advice guys?

One plus 2
Loads of negatives with this phone and this included USBC is not main stream so I had to buy spare cables for work car etc. Battery life was abysmal even with the ota oxygen OS update. It ran hot. Finger print sensor was OK not as good a apples.
Overall not worth it since moving to moto x play in so much happier the battery is a massive plus and overall the OS is faster.

All being well I'll be picking up my moto x play from carphonewarehouse today.
I'm coming from a LG g2. Battery doesn't cut it for me and all the services you can't get rid of without rooting etc really gripes me.
So a stock android, better camera and battery should be good.
Now I just need to sell my g2 and my n5.....
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Coming from Oppo Find 7a (X9006).

My dear old Z1 is dying and I hope DHL delivers my new moto X play asap..

Had an HTC One M7 Dev Edition, now switched to Koodo with the Moto X Play. Everything about the Moto X Play feels better... it's responsive, has insane battery life (not to mention the turbo charger), the screen size feels just right and looks good too. I feel like the only downgrade would be the build materials -- the HTC One has a beautiful metal chassis. Build quality is still solid though, although I'm hoping to get a case soon so it doesn't get prematurely murdered in my black hole of a purse.
I don't game on my phone (I'm a PC gamer), but I am a power user. Even with a ton of apps open, the phone speed is snappy and it doesn't get too warm. I really like the "pure" android experience that Motorola gives. My HTC phone was heavily skinned and detracted from the experience (although it's not the worst offender... I'm looking at you, Touchwhiz). Another thing I wasn't expecting to use so much is the Moto Voice/Google Now features, but it has come in handy a lot. Plus I now say goodnight to my phone, and it goes to sleep.
One creepy but pretty cool feature is the fact that the Moto X Play is ALWAYS picking up on what you're doing with the Google Now "assistant". It figured out where I lived after less than 24 hours, and it tells me what the traffic is like to get to work. I've had smartphones for years, but they've never been this "smart".
I haven't played around with the camera much, but it looks to be pretty decent from what I've read.
The fact of the matter is, most people don't need the expensive flagship phones anymore. Koodo sells the Moto X Play off contract for only $410 including the turbo charger, compared to $700+ for high range phone. I'd argue that specs are becoming less and less important as the software evolves. Unless you are a hardcore mobile gamer (do they exist??), need a space grey chassis, or just like to brag about having the best phone eva, everyone should consider the Moto X Play and so-called mid-range phones like it.

Had oneplus one before, but the software was buggy so I changed to huawei ascend mate 7. Huawei are too big phone for me so that's reason I'm going back for a 5.5 inch phone, moto x play. Like the way moto get updates and it's as near the real stock android experience. Looking forward for the android updates faster. This as near I will come my old Lg nexus 5. The best of two worlds.

Coming from a Zenfone 5 and looks like battery of my X Play will never end. My Zenfone was with an average 2h SOT and X Play go easily over 6h SOT.

Overall love

Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Moto G5 Plus, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Moto G5 Plus is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Worst Chinese phone I have ever purchased. Use and throw quality
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Best phone i ever purchased.
Battery life and performance is amazing.
Stock android is very smooth way better than my galaxy S6.

Love the simplicity of the phone, no hardware issues from the device except few OS side issues

Phone is outstanding. Great battery life / form factor / build quality.
Price point combined makes this my favorite phone to date.
Nexus 6 note 5 s7edge.
I like this better than those.....
My only actual gripe would be that front speaker grill(cavity) gathers dust rather quickly and it's kind of annoying.....but I just blow the dust out from time to time....not that bad

Will see how long it lasts...but for price....beats the g5. I should have never spent an extra dime on my g5 and just got this but the 4g ram version. But even this works good enough.
GPS....no issues (g5....horrible),
Never gets hot...g5 got so hot that after 9 months it now bootloops when it gets to hot (no warning and no way to cool it down fast enough)...
Had some issues while driving (ups driver) where my gps would show on maps no connection (like the g5) but it pulls the address , loads and doesn't look position.
For a 200$ phone it is really good. Lg should learn something...word of bootloops in g6 and v20 is already out.
The Moto ..2 weeks in....much better than my g5 felt in it's first 2 weeks. Especially battery wise and heat wise.
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Possibly the best value smartphone I've owned in all the devices since my first smartphone back in 2003 (HTC Canary)
Used to spend considerable money back in the day to have the latest phone with a USI, but no more, can't justify it, phones are much of a muchness these days.

Mine is doing great. Haven't even really tweaked it, didn't root it yet, and very few things I dislike. Can't get over the fact that the 2 g5 and my wife prior g4 are such a waist of lg techie....
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I really like the G5 Plus, it could do with the sharpening knocking down on the rear camera but that is my only criticism really.

I'm a big fan of stock Android, really love the stock UI. Great performance and battery life, especially from a budget phone. Still not a fan of the ascending ringtone, but I can live with that.
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Worth every penny
Coming from a OnePlus One, the Moto G5 Plus does pretty much everything that's expected of it. For the price, it's amazing an amazing device. My only gripe is the lack of a compass which makes it tricky to use Maps.

furqanaziz said:
Coming from a OnePlus One, the Moto G5 Plus does pretty much everything that's expected of it. For the price, it's amazing an amazing device. My only gripe is the lack of a compass which makes it tricky to use Maps.
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Umm... the Moto G5+ has a compass, much better than my Moto X Pure Edition had, and it seems very accurate. If your is off, maybe you need to calibrate it.

acejavelin said:
Umm... the Moto G5+ has a compass, much better than my Moto X Pure Edition had, and it seems very accurate. If your is off, maybe you need to calibrate it.
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Only the US model gets the compass, not the global model.

furqanaziz said:
Only the US model gets the compass, not the global model.
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Ahh... So we traded our NFC for a compass? Odd trade off.

After 3 month or so of use the vibration feature started to die for me (US unlocked g5 plus 4/64). If I move the phone / shake it, it might come back on for a while. Figure it has to be something loose? I never dropped my phone or done any damage I can recall to it... So it has to be poor manufacturing. This is the second Moto G that I had defects in, too (g3 some years ago). My bad luck or just cheaply made products (get what you pay for)?
Nonetheless, think I'm looking to a different company next time.
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mrdoug said:
After 3 month or so of use the vibration feature started to die for me (US unlocked g5 plus 4/64). If I move the phone / shake it, it might come back on for a while. Figure it has to be something loose? I never dropped my phone or done any damage I can recall to it... So it has to be poor manufacturing. This is the second Moto G that I had defects in, too (g3 some years ago). My bad luck or just cheaply made products (get what you pay for)?
Nonetheless, think I'm looking to a different company next time.
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I had the same issue and I went to the service centre they just changed the vibrator and now its working as it should.
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deepu28792 said:
I had the same issue and I went to the service centre they just changed the vibrator and now its working as it should.
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No service center near me. So I can either send it to them, sit without a phone for 10? 15? 20? Days... Or pay for a replacement along with the $200 hold.
I'll eventually send it out, after I get a replacement phone that isn't Moto. Google should have never sold Motorola to Lenovo. Their quality has tanked.
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mrdoug said:
No service center near me. So I can either send it to them, sit without a phone for 10? 15? 20? Days... Or pay for a replacement along with the $200 hold.
I'll eventually send it out, after I get a replacement phone that isn't Moto. Google should have never sold Motorola to Lenovo. Their quality has tanked.
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Well, I succumbed to the advance replacement and paid the $25 plus the $200 hold money to ensure I'd return a phone. For my troubles Motorola charged me an additional $25 for no reason. They assure me it's no problem, that when I return the broken one I'll get all 225 back (security hold plus the extra money for no reason).
I expected nothing but problems and Lenovo isnt letting me down. Grr.
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Moto G5 Plus
I like Moto G5 Plus. Good budget phone, great performance with Snapdragon 625, good battery life, good display, except compass sensor every sensors are available. Using from 3 months now and I m satisfied with this phone.

The Moto G5 Plus is my 13th android phone, and I've been using it for about 3 months now. I think it's outstanding, and I expect I will use it for quite a long time.
It's not perfect. The screen and camera are mediocre. It's slightly too big, 5.2" is an awkward screen size IMO (the G5 was perfect at 5").

I miss my LG G Flex 2

I've never felt so happy with a phone like with my LG G Flex 2.
I always had a soft spot for stylish phones
- I had a few Motorola Pininfarina, loved them.
- I remember my Nexus One fondly
- I had a great time with HTC Sensation.
Then I fell in love with the LG G Flex 2
I knew Flex 1 and was curious about it, almost bought it, but it was too big for me.
My HTC Sensation died so I bought Flex 2.
Loved it every bit. The OLED display, the curved display, the feeling holding it while talking, etc.
I was very happy with it, and I knew they were better phones, with better display, 4k, battery, android version, but I didn't care.
I had a blast with it for a few years until it started failing. Overheating, boot loop. Fixed it a couple of times because I love it so much but in the end I couldn't get it to work anymore.
Bought a Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite and I am happy with it, very solid performance, lots of space and RAM, doesn't overheat at all, unlocked, etc. It works perfectly and I know I won't be having problems with it.
Basically a perfect phone, no downsides.
BUT
I still miss the Flex 2 everyday, it was so different and fun to use.
Am I crazy?
Is there a similar phone with the same characteristics? (curved screen, oled)
The only phone that I'm interested is the new Motorola Razr, and MAYBE the Asus ROG Phone 2.