Hey Guys! I'm thinking of buying the LG G Flex2 H950 from qualitycellz on ebay, just had a few questions.
1. does the phones still overheat for anyone on the 5.1.1. update?
2. is there a list of apps that are safe to remove once rooted?
3. is the s810 the rev 1 or the 2.1 found in the later models of the m9, oneplus 2, z5?
4. can you disable cores and just run it as a g4 basically?
5. I hear battery life is spotty, how much sot are you guys getting with boat disabled? and does disabling the cores help?
6. I have heard a lot of people have had flickering screen and rebooting on devices bought on ebay from the above seller, has anyone purchased any recently? do you have this issue?
Thanks
UnderZone7 said:
Hey Guys! I'm thinking of buying the LG G Flex2 H950 from qualitycellz on ebay, just had a few questions.
1. does the phones still overheat for anyone on the 5.1.1. update?
2. is there a list of apps that are safe to remove once rooted?
3. is the s810 the rev 1 or the 2.1 found in the later models of the m9, oneplus 2, z5?
4. can you disable cores and just run it as a g4 basically?
5. I hear battery life is spotty, how much sot are you guys getting with boat disabled? and does disabling the cores help?
6. I have heard a lot of people have had flickering screen and rebooting on devices bought on ebay from the above seller, has anyone purchased any recently? do you have this issue?
Thanks
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1. Not for me, but others share my experience too. Even on stock 5.0, I didn't have overheating. I had only complained of poor battery and the phone being warm, not hot or turning off.
2. Yes (Most of what I have disabled, might've missed 1 or 2 apps)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63148509
3. Qualcomm or LG said they're all 2.1, so there's that...
4. Yes, but it would be faster than a G4 still, because of LDDR4...
5. 5hrs+ (heavily depends on my usage for that day & poor signal). I haven't compared 6 cores to 8, so the difference could be minor. Never noticed a major difference when disabling cores on my other devices.
6. I have read about this issue, that's it. I bought the phone maybe 3wks ago.
That's where I got mine a couple of months back. This phone is amazing. Mine gets warm, no overheating. No lag. Screen is great so far. No issues as of yet. To me, this thing is a beast.
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Hi there guys. Im coming from the stupid Zenfone 2. That device was plagued with problems and mine is still working fine (except for the sim tray being shoddy and there being no technical assistance here in Brazil - at least not competent ones). I've read alot and decided for the Moto Maxx due to its battery autonomy and also because Motorola seems to keep supporting it (Marshmallow update and probably the next updated will also roll out, right?).
I am receiving it from the retailer tomorrow, and got some doubts: is the battery life and performance satisfactory even without rooting/xposed/amplify/greenify and stuff like this? Even if it is, have you guys done it just to improve it even further? I only use Whatsapp and occasionally a few games here and there, but the ****ing Zenfone 2 won't even last through 3 hours SOT.
Can you guys give me your personal opinions on the device? Given the price range, would you nowadays opt for another one or would keep it?
Thanks in advance!
Hawtpants said:
Can you guys give me your personal opinions on the device? Given the price range, would you nowadays opt for another one or would keep it?
Thanks in advance!
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I bought a 3rd one earlier this year -- new -- to keep as a backup since I like my first two so much (my wife and I use them daily). So, I own three, yeah.
Yes, Marshmallow can be rooted and Xposed installed. Is there a link yet to the OTA? Last I heard people were still installing all three stages of the recent Marshmallow soak test. Stage 3 became the final version, but I didn't know there was a download link yet.
One of the devs who maintains two custom ROMs, TWRP and a custom kernel for this phone (code name Quark), is in Brazil. @baybutcher27.
Of course, Brazil is a big country. I've been there half a dozen times, will be going back in a few months.
Yes the battery life is great, and with custom ROMs + kernel becomes even better. I play games on my Droid Turbo pretty frequently and they run great without a hitch. I love my phone
got mine last month
In my case it was a toss up between this and the HTC A9, a killer phone by all means, sure, it has a nice DAC but the puney 1900mah battery steered me towards the maxx,I use it for gaming ,etc overall medium usage and I never have to get ahold of my charger till night, on days when I don't use it that much it lasts for 1.5 , or even almost 2 days, this is all without greenifying or anything mind you, although the MM ROM I have might've played a good part in it
the audio IMO is a little lacking but overall I'm happy
Hope this helped
Thank you all you guys for your input! Have you tried any custom roms? If so which one is your favourite? Im putting my hands in it later today, cant wait to hammer down my Zenfone 2
My local online shop sell this phone for only $170 brand new, which is steal for a snapdragon 810 devices(At least in my country). The model is H959 with 32gb storage and 2gb ram i believe. Im upgrading from lumia 1520. Does it worth it? Thanks in advance (Sorry for my bad english)
170$? US Dollars? I would say shut up and take my money!
Even if you have to know that the development is really bad because no Android6root and no bootloaderunlock - for now, and probably forever. Thank you lg!
On top of that, the screen brightness range is a joke.. A bad one. Don't get me wrong, it's sharp and clear but during day it's not THAT Bright and at night it's like looking right into the Sun.
Overheating and lag is gone for me since android6 but root is gone too so... Meh :/
Battery is okay but don't expect too much - but you still can get 2 days if you handle it right.
Camera is still far above average I would say (good at night, ois, laserfocus, even 4k, but ****ty slomo compared to iPhones)
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From H955 16gb
Edit: still would buy again though.. It's still best bang for the bucks and literally physically indestructible
No. I had nothing but problems with mine. Regretted buying it so much. I especially hated the battery life, the software and that you can't turn double tap to wake off unless you installed a 3rd party app. If you have to buy it, I'd go for the 3gb ram version. I had the 2gb version and the user experience was miserable.
I replaced mine with a Oneplus 3 and never looked back.
ChildishGambino3005 said:
No. I had nothing but problems with mine. Regretted buying it so much. I especially hated the battery life, the software and that you can't turn double tap to wake off unless you installed a 3rd party app. If you have to buy it, I'd go for the 3gb ram version. I had the 2gb version and the user experience was miserable.
I replaced mine with a Oneplus 3 and never looked back.
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I have to disagree regarding getting the 3GB H950 over the 2GB versions unless you are a AT&T customer, for the following reasons:-
- Even if you are an AT&T customer, the H950 is stuck on 5.1.1. and the battery life sucks.
- If you are not an AT&T customer, the H950 is on 5.0.1 and you can only get it upgraded by having an AT&T sim card in the phone and connected to there network. Take it from me, getting to even 5.1.1 is a nightmare. :crying:
Totally agree though regarding the One Plus 3, the user experience is second to none. :victory:
Buy it if is H955 !!!!! Update to Marshmallow and enjoy it ! Super fast, not overheat more then other LG for example LG3, great camera, great display, great design .
I used before LG Optimus One ( 2 years) Samsung Galaxy S2 ( 3 years) LG G3 (1 year) all rooted using with custom roms, so I know what I am talking about !
H955 its a very good phone only with Marshmallow because let you using other programs , like google phone changing your default dialer , google messaging , so I don't need root for this phone.
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170$? US Dollars? I would say shut up and take my money!
Even if you have to know that the development is really bad because no Android6root and no bootloaderunlock - for now, and probably forever. Thank you lg!
On top of that, the screen brightness range is a joke.. A bad one. Don't get me wrong, it's sharp and clear but during day it's not THAT Bright and at night it's like looking right into the Sun.
Overheating and lag is gone for me since android6 but root is gone too so... Meh :/
Battery is okay but don't expect too much - but you still can get 2 days if you handle it right.
Camera is still far above average I would say (good at night, ois, laserfocus, even 4k, but ****ty slomo compared to iPhones)
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From H955 16gb
Edit: still would buy again though.. It's still best bang for the bucks and literally physically indestructible
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Sunlight contrast ratio its very good for G Flex 2
"Under direct sunlight, the LG G Flex2 is able to retain excellent contrast and stay legible even in the most brightly lit environments." .. gsmarena.com
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g_flex2-review-1209p3.php
paco68 said:
Buy it if is H955 !!!!!
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But does the H955 work on GSM carriers like AT&T?
And how can we tell if we have 2 gb ram or 3gb ram?
Here is an Amazon url to H955 in USA
https://www.amazon.com/LG-Unlocked-Phone-Internal-Memory/dp/B00UFWB0FW/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
Will this phone work in the United States?
https://www.amazon.com/forum/-/Tx2EO3MN7WXWLA5/ref=ask_ql_ql_al_hza?asin=B00UFWB0FW
Does it work with At&T?
https://www.amazon.com/forum/-/Tx31RGWWG40E4P1/ref=ask_ql_ql_al_hza?asin=B00UFWB0FW
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I have to disagree regarding getting the 3GB H950 over the 2GB versions unless you are a AT&T customer, for the following reasons:-
- Even if you are an AT&T customer, the H950 is stuck on 5.1.1. and the battery life sucks.
- If you are not an AT&T customer, the H950 is on 5.0.1 and you can only get it upgraded by having an AT&T sim card in the phone and connected to there network. Take it from me, getting to even 5.1.1 is a nightmare. :crying:
Totally agree though regarding the One Plus 3, the user experience is second to none. :victory:
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Agreed. It depends on what you need, I guess.
The thing i hated the most about the 2gb version is the apps and tabs reloading in chrome or other web browsers. It reloads every time I leave a tab for more than 20 seconds. I have to use this secure website for work and would have to log back in every time the website reloads. So i would be on this website, pulling some information off it to send a text to my client, go back for additional information, and it would force me to log in again and search the database again. Rinse and repeat about 20 times a day. I think the lack of ram and the ram management was responsible for it. I would have never expected that from a 2015 flagship-ish phone.
ChildishGambino3005 said:
Agreed. It depends on what you need, I guess.
The thing i hated the most about the 2gb version is the apps and tabs reloading in chrome or other web browsers. It reloads every time I leave a tab for more than 20 seconds. I have to use this secure website for work and would have to log back in every time the website reloads. So i would be on this website, pulling some information off it to send a text to my client, go back for additional information, and it would force me to log in again and search the database again. Rinse and repeat about 20 times a day. I think the lack of ram and the ram management was responsible for it. I would have never expected that from a 2015 flagship-ish phone.
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I think this is a software issue and not a hardware !
I use the default browser.
I Never use the Chrome on mobile devices.
ChildishGambino3005 said:
Agreed. It depends on what you need, I guess.
The thing i hated the most about the 2gb version is the apps and tabs reloading in chrome or other web browsers. It reloads every time I leave a tab for more than 20 seconds. I have to use this secure website for work and would have to log back in every time the website reloads. So i would be on this website, pulling some information off it to send a text to my client, go back for additional information, and it would force me to log in again and search the database again. Rinse and repeat about 20 times a day. I think the lack of ram and the ram management was responsible for it. I would have never expected that from a 2015 flagship-ish phone.
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I feel you. I used to have these sorts of issues on the Nexus 9. Things improved when I switched to Habit Browser as that seemed to be less RAM intensive than bloated Chrome. There were also some custom roms on the Nexus 9 which would employ zRAM to effectively buy another 0.5GB. Maybe something you could look at? I also went for the H950 for the Mrs due to being concerned that 2GB wasn't enough on the other versions. Its starting to feel like you cant win either way with the GF2. :crying:
paco68 said:
Buy it if is H955 !!!!! Update to Marshmallow and enjoy it ! Super fast, not overheat more then other LG for example LG3, great camera, great display, great design .
I used before LG Optimus One ( 2 years) Samsung Galaxy S2 ( 3 years) LG G3 (1 year) all rooted using with custom roms, so I know what I am talking about !
H955 its a very good phone only with Marshmallow because let you using other programs , like google phone changing your default dialer , google messaging , so I don't need root for this phone.
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Sunlight contrast ratio its very good for G Flex 2
"Under direct sunlight, the LG G Flex2 is able to retain excellent contrast and stay legible even in the most brightly lit environments." .. gsmarena.com
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Hi I am considering getting a Flex 2. I went from considering ordering a H950 At&t variant from abroad because of the extra storage and RAM. However after seeing that it will probably never get marshmallow and probably has more bloatware on it than other versions, I am thinking that even the weaker H955 might work better with Marshmallow since it should be a lot more optimized for the SD810 SOC and maybe better RAM management too. I would appreciate if you could give your opinion on some things:
- What is the bloatware situation on the Flex 2 Marshmallow ROM out of the box?
- Have you seen an increase in speed on everyday use( compared to 5.1.1/11)? Such as opening apps and multitasking.
- Have you seen a decrease in heating and throttling issues?
-Have you seen an increase in battery life?
- Have you tried any low or high end gaming? If so what is the performance like on Marshmallow?
- Has the minimum brightness issue been fixed?
- Have you tried different launchers to see if there has been an improvement in performance?
Many thanks
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Hi I am considering getting a Flex 2. I went from considering ordering a H950 At&t variant from abroad because of the extra storage and RAM. However after seeing that it will probably never get marshmallow and probably has more bloatware on it than other versions, I am thinking that even the weaker H955 might work better with Marshmallow since it should be a lot more optimized for the SD810 SOC and maybe better RAM management too. I would appreciate if you could give your opinion on some things:
- What is the bloatware situation on the Flex 2 Marshmallow ROM out of the box?
- Have you seen an increase in speed on everyday use( compared to 5.1.1/11)? Such as opening apps and multitasking.
- Have you seen a decrease in heating and throttling issues?
-Have you seen an increase in battery life?
- Have you tried any low or high end gaming? If so what is the performance like on Marshmallow?
- Has the minimum brightness issue been fixed?
- Have you tried different launchers to see if there has been an improvement in performance?
Many thanks
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- What is the bloatware situation on the Flex 2 Marshmallow ROM out of the box?
Possibility to disable uninstall / reinstall LG apps if you don't like.
- Have you seen an increase in speed on everyday use( compared to 5.1.1/11)? Such as opening apps and multitasking.
Yes
- Have you seen a decrease in heating and throttling issues?
Yes
-Have you seen an increase in battery life?
Same, my record is more then 120 Hours but if you use intense you drain the battery more quickly.
- Have you tried any low or high end gaming? If so what is the performance like on Marshmallow?
Not tried.
- Has the minimum brightness issue been fixed?
What issue ? On 0% still see the display very good.
- Have you tried different launchers to see if there has been an improvement in performance?
Nova Launcher work great.
paco68 said:
good phone only with Marshmallow because let you using other programs , like google phone changing your default dialer , google messaging , so I don't need root for this phone.
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Would you mind explaining what you mean? I don't exactly understand.
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- Has the minimum brightness issue been fixed?
What issue ? On 0% still see the display very good.
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Generally speaking the reviews and users report that at min brightness it was way too bright so for viewing in the darkness it is just too hard on the eyes.
danslb said:
Would you mind explaining what you mean? I don't exactly understand.
Generally speaking the reviews and users report that at min brightness it was way too bright so for viewing in the darkness it is just too hard on the eyes.
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You can install Google Phone: google-phone-3-01-08_rc8-android-apk-download/ RC8 is the last version that work on MM and is not a Nexus phone.
Also you will find Google Apps here : http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/
Hi all,
I'm confused and very hesitant about upgrading , I have a note 4 and like I said I'm very hesitant and reluctant to upgrade because I don't want to be a slave to a charger.....this is the number one reasons I hate Iphones besides not being able to expand the memory you can't switch out the battery, and you become as I stated a slave to a charger. Also I want to know if you are rooted & running the latest software does it make a difference what device you have? I know a friend of mine who has an s6 and I know one who has a note 5&6 their constantly charging it because the battery is constantly dying. can anyone tell me why I should upgrade to a note 5 if I cant expand the memory?
Can anyone tell me weather I'm doing the right thing, Or can anyone tell me anything to rest aside my fears concerning upgrading. ......thanks
srdryl said:
Hi all,
I'm confused and very hesitant about upgrading , I have a note 4 and like I said I'm very hesitant and reluctant to upgrade because I don't want to be a slave to a charger.....this is one of the reasons I hate Iphones besides not being able to expand the memory you can't switch out the battery, and you become as I stated a slave to a charger. I know a friend of mine who has an s6 and I know one who has a note 5&6 their constantly charging it because the battery is constantly dying.
Can anyone tell me weather I'm doing the right thing, Or can anyone tell me anything to rest aside my fears concerning upgrading. ......thanks
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Best phone I've ever owned. Have a 64gb model. I have great battery life, of course I am rooted with my custom ROM.
rmarinella said:
Best phone I've ever owned. Have a 64gb model. I have great battery life, of course I am rooted with my custom ROM.
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How did you root it w/o being able to take off the back or taking out the battery especially if it overheats ?
A friend of mine just got a brand new note 5 & a s7 & she's complaining the battery is over heating & dying quick.
srdryl said:
How did you root it w/o being able to take off the back or taking out the battery especially if it overheats ?
A friend of mine just got a brand new note 5 & a s7 & she's complaining the battery is over heating & dying quick.
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Well, I was trying to help. Perhaps a better choice would be a Samsung Jitterbug.
The Note5 is an amazing phone. I wish there weren't as many variants around the world, so that the development was consolidated, though...
Anyway! You don't need to take out the battery to root. You cannot access the battery with this phone. If it overheats, and I don't think mine ever has, it will just shut off (theoretically), or you can hold down power, home, and down volume buttons to reboot it.
If you wait a few weeks, the market will be flooded with used Note5's, so you might be able to pick one up for cheap.
Just wait until the Note 8
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Well, I was trying to help. Perhaps a better choice would be a Samsung Jitterbug.
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ROFL. I'm dead!
Hello guy,
First of all I'd like to say sorry for creating new thread because I want to ask all questions to the user here.
I try some deep research and see that only Sprints user didn't receive Marshmallow while other like H950, F510 are receiving it.
Anyway the main reason why I'm here is to ask more details about this device and its problem such as, Overheating, High Brightness, Boot loop, Battery. I'm going to buy this phone.
For the Overheating and High Brightness, I've just want to ask if update to Marshmallow will solve this problem or there's a way to fix it?
And how about boot loop? There's a way to fix it permanently or what? Or it only affects to some phone? I saw some thread burn the phone to make the phone come back to life, but I see in YouTube there's a guy who only replace his battery and the phone come back to life. So what the cause of boot loop for G Flex 2?
Also I want to know about the code name of G Flex 2 f510 battery. Before I bought the phone I want to make sure I can find the replacement for it, but I only see the battery for H950, Ls960 etc.... I know that the battery is BL T16, so the F510 also use that kind too or another? For this one I try to google as well but see nothing about it.
I hope all the owner of this phone could help me ??
It's a great phone, I like it very much ! Using with MarshMallow it's European version.
Never met with the problems what is discuss here!
Hi bro,
It's 3GB Ram? You're using H955?
The F510 also uses the BL-T16 battery.
About the bootloops: I've heard that the bootloops and the sudden deaths both come from the same issue: LG's bad soldering on
the motherboard. Both my G Flex 2's died this way not very long after I bought it.
I updated to Marshmallow and still had the overheating issue.
About the brightness: I've never thought it was an issue. I did notice, however, that the lowest brightness was still brighter than the LG G4's lowest brightness.
Overall, I'd say to stay away from this phone and get a Nexus 6P or Galaxy S7.
Haha, but I'm in love with this phone lol. Anyway, does f510 come with 3gb of ram?
There are 2 versions: one with 2GB and another with 3GB. The 2GB version is MUCH more common though; I have only seen 1 3GB. Hope this helps.
Thanks so much bro
Good phone overall, i loved it... Before it bootloped.. Been using it for 1.5years. Now i had to buy galaxy a5 2017,cause my flex is in the servis. If the flex is only viable option in your budget, buy it. Its still kinda a power house phone.
Do you know what the cause of boot loop?
2GB. H955. Never using to long period, never over heating it !
No game playing with it, only phone, navigation, web and mail.
So H959 is better than H950?
the cpu ...snapdragon 810 and & 808 are bad.. but its good...when they fix it
And do you know how to fix it?
it bootloop on me and lagged like hell 4 to 5 months after I got it. Snapchat was painful to use. Camera was decent. upgraded to an Samsung.a
After a bit of Duck Duck Go-ing, I found that on some devices random restarts are a sign of the battery getting weak. To me it made sense because, similarly, a weak power supply will cause an old desktop PC to restart randomly.
I believe this is true of the G7. Those of us who are holding out and those of you who picked one up because they're getting cheaper are going to get some two year old batteries.
Just my thought, if you're looking at a used G7, buy a battery and install it. If you're clumsy like me (I often break screens when I remove them), buy one with a broken screen and buy the replacement screen, then install both at the same time.
I replaced batteries in two G7's last weekend. Both were random restarting before that. It's no longer an issue now.
Thanks for the heads up. My G7 was bought as open box, grade A on eBay (crazy rep. top seller) w/orig. box & charger...I used it for a year (moderate duty and never charged above 90%). Just I was gonna either root or ROM, I was able to score a brand new Pixel 4a for cheap from someone who didn't realize it was a 'small' screen.
Fast forward another year...Time for the usual hand-me-down to the wife & upgrade mine routine...but she don't like a small screen either! So next week the G7 is coming outta retirement and my Pixel 5a hopes disappear. Before I retired it I did a factory reset and charged it to 50% n tossed in a drawer. Loong story sry...but Q: Do you think yours was more due to heavy use thus high # of recharge cycles or just aging out n going stale?
If high # of cycles is worse than aging out, she should be ok with my G7...she's a very light user. She'll prolly get 3 days between once I get her on Greenify Pro w/ ADB perms. and 90% max chrgs.
And hats off to Moto for a truly robust G5 Plus! The Batt is still good and she's still nice n smooth...and magisk/twrp rooted and slightly more HP than the G6! The G6 had a good rep too tho...that last 2 'great' G phones made imo. The G7 with the damn A/B slot for 'dynamic' updating ruined it 4 me...smh
I think mine were both due to heavy usage.
Gotcha...thx man!
Anytime!