Hi guys, I'm gonna buying a new phone and after weeks of web-surfing I'm very likely to buy the new moto G.
Last year I had a moto G 2014, but I sold it after 2 months because (at least for me) it had an terrible memory management that made the phone unusable. In particular, whenever I went back to the home I got a home-reloading, and whenever an app was left in background it was killed (so it wasn't possible to listen to music while browsing).
I would like to know if the the moto G 2015 still has this problem or if it has been solved. Maybe is there any ex-2014 moto G user that can provide a comparison between the two models?
For me smoothness and good memory management are the only things I bother in a phone, so I'm very interested in this. At the beginning I was thinking of buying the moto X Play, but after reading it is very laggy I moved to this phone.
Thank you all guy for the support.
I have the Peregrine (4G), Titan (2014), and Osprey (2015). All 1gb ram phones. They all perform equally to me. The memory issues weren't with the phone itself, but when Lollipop first came out. This has been fixed with all phones now. The only reason I got the latest, was for the better camera.
I know many people attribute the memory leak to Lollipop, but I had the same behaviour with KitKat on my 2014 Moto G. Moreover, I've never seen a Nexus phone having the same issue with Lollipop (I mean, the same big issues).
stavoltafunzia said:
I know many people attribute the memory leak to Lollipop, but I had the same behaviour with KitKat on my 2014 Moto G. Moreover, I've never seen a Nexus phone having the same issue with Lollipop (I mean, the same big issues).
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Yea, the Nexus had the same Lollipop issues as the G 2014 but because of a better battery it wasn't as noticeable. I never had a problem on my G2014 with kit Kat and only started having battery problems with Lollipop. The G2015 has a much better battery than the 2014. I seldom made it through the day with the 2nd Gen but with the G3, I usually have at least 30% when I go to bed. I see a significant improvement in battery life with the new phone.
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Hi, I'm a galaxy nexus user and I was thinking on changing to the Moto G. Specifications look very similar (I get two more CPU cores and FM radio and lose NFC and replaceable battery) but from what I've read the optimization of this phone is awesome so performance is much better compared to other phones with the same hadware (but galaxy nexus is a google phone so the difference may not be that big).
Will it be worth to change or I won't get significant differences? Also if someone actually moved from galaxy nexus to moto G and could tell me the difference it would be awesome!
Thanks in advance.
Hi i just switched from GNex to MotoG
-battery is much better with Moto G had 5:30 Onscreentime instead of max. 4h with same APPs and usage on GNex (with 2000mAh advanced battery, snappy PSX Rom and Mpokang custom kernel).
-i did not use NFC so its no loss for me
-the 5GHz was nice to have on GNex but my GNex was faulty two times and had to be replaced via RMA because the 5GHz radio TX amplifier suddenly dies for no obvious reason .... other users had that too: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22474#c93
-Video streaming was broken for me on GNEx since 4.3 update (and all 4.3 custom roms had same problems) - only 4.2.2 worked fine see https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=59020
the MotoG works fine although i use 2,4GHz instead 5GHz WLAN now
-no more AMOLED display which is a little loss for me - was getting used to the colors
-the camera on GNex was a little bit better - but MotoG is okay - there are worse cameras on the market...
good thing is - i'll sell my old phone for ~ 100€ so i paid only ~69€ for the new phone....
price / performance is really good with the MotoG
i think there will be a big community with this phone -> CWM is already available also is root.
custom roms are starting....
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just found that hw accerlation (video streaming) has been fixed in the meantime:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559138
well good but too late - i already sold my old phone
Andiii said:
Hi i just switched from GNex to MotoG
-battery is much better with Moto G had 5:30 Onscreentime instead of max. 4h with same APPs and usage on GNex (with 2000mAh advanced battery, snappy PSX Rom and Mpokang custom kernel).
-i did not use NFC so its no loss for me
-the 5GHz was nice to have on GNex but my GNex was faulty two times and had to be replaced via RMA because the 5GHz radio TX amplifier suddenly dies for no obvious reason .... other users had that too: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22474#c93
-Video streaming was broken for me on GNEx since 4.3 update (and all 4.3 custom roms had same problems) - only 4.2.2 worked fine see https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=59020
the MotoG works fine although i use 2,4GHz instead 5GHz WLAN now
-no more AMOLED display which is a little loss for me - was getting used to the colors
-the camera on GNex was a little bit better - but MotoG is okay - there are worse cameras on the market...
good thing is - i'll sell my old phone for ~ 100€ so i paid only ~69€ for the new phone....
price / performance is really good with the MotoG
i think there will be a big community with this phone -> CWM is already available also is root.
custom roms are starting....
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just found that hw accerlation (video streaming) has been fixed in the meantime:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559138
well good but too late - i already sold my old phone
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Thanks for the quick reply, it was very helpful. One more question, about the processor, does it feel any difference in the app opening time or using heavy apps like chrome (it works quite laggy in my gnex)?
Thanks
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I'm in a similar position, thinking of moving form GNex to Moto G.
Those who have made the shift from GNex to Moto G, how much of a difference does it feel while opening apps? Do apps open faster from cold start?
Also one of the things I had issues with was retaining apps in RAM. Many times I have tabs open in the browser and when I switch back to the browser couple of hours later, all the tabs are gone because the browser process gets killed. Similar with games like PvZ2. If I switch apps while playing, I can't resume and the game starts again.
binlalo said:
Thanks for the quick reply, it was very helpful. One more question, about the processor, does it feel any difference in the app opening time or using heavy apps like chrome (it works quite laggy in my gnex)?
Thanks
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Chrome feels great on the Moto G - i have no lags at all - also normal usage is snappier in my opinion. Back to Homescreen and power up time after reboot is really fast too. I am pretty happy that i did this upgrade.
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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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.
As the title says, the Moto G 2014 I bought for my mum a couple of years ago just bricked itself, as described by others in this thread (to summarize: every application crashes, all changes made via fastboot or adb are gone after reboot, internal storage has become read-only somehow but acts like it isn't). So my question is: have there been any reports of similar problems for the Moto G 2015? I'm trying to figure out what phone to replace the G 2014 with, and after that bull**** problem my confidence in Motorola is entirely gone.
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.
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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)
Helpful?
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
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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
danslb said:
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.
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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.
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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/
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