Buying used LG G4

[GitGud]

I've heard lots complaints from users and hordes of other brand fanboys bashing LG of this wide spread boot loop issue afecting G4 which can happen someday out of nowhere and brick your phone. Tho if the warranty is still in effect LG would fix it. But what if phone has outlived the warranty period, will they still fix it, or youll have to shill out money yourself ?

 

I've had positive experience with lower - mid end LG phones in past but never had one of their flagships and im looking at getting either a used G3 or G4 right now. So how safe is getting one and should i buy one or not ? Galaxy S5 also is an option if all else fails.

 

Also if any long term G4 or 3 user reads this your feedback would be much appreciated.

[Mira Yurizaki]

I've had a G4 for a little over a year now and I haven't had this problem. I mean I want to say I've heard some Samsung phone owners getting stuck with a boot loop, so...

 

I feel like it's one of those "AMD drivers suck" and "NVIDIA drivers suck" back and forth.

[Atmos]

I had a g4 for about a year, until I dropped it off a seaside cliff while taking a picture... Didn't have much of an issue with it, loved the camera the double tap to wake, the gentle curve on the back, and placement of the lock button. Since then though I've been back on my g3 which luckily enough is almost exactly the same as the g4, but a touch slower, and not nearly as nice a camera. The only real quarrel I have with the phone is that cheaper aux and other 3.5mm connectors are improperly recognized at times and can cause some issues if moved about in the port. More specifically some of the cheap cassette:aux adapters and earbuds I use will bring up the google voice search app if I touch the cable while playing music sometimes. Both phones though, the g4 and g3 had this issue at times, though the g3 much, much more noticeably.

 

Really, any of the flagships from the last 3 or so years are going to be just about identical to any other flagship. Battery life, resolution, color accuracy, size, and performance are just about the same, with only a few exceptions. I personally see no real reason to upgrade from where I'm at, and will probably only end up replacing what I have once it breaks... Or if I drop it off another cliff, that'll do the trick I suppose.

[Luc401]

4 minutes ago, Atmos said:

I had a g4 for about a year, until I dropped it off a seaside cliff while taking a picture...

Sorry for your loss, but I found this hilarious.....

[d3sl91]

I've had a G4 since released. My first one had a bootloop issue after 1 year, and was replaced under warranty. 

 

Other than that, It's a good phone. Replaceable Battery, great camera, MicroSD. My battery lasts a day with my medium usage.