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Should I keep repaired LG G4 or get replacement (UK)?

jafico1
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Hi all,

 

I've not been having good luck with technology lately, with my laptop breaking recently. To add to this now, my LG G4 which I have owned since December 2015 has suffered from the LG bootloop problem, with it having gone to repair before for screen ghosting. I don't know whether it would be better to keep the phone (for maybe another 2/3 years, due to college), or cut my losses and sell my repaired phone and get something different.

 

If I were to get a replacement, the budget would be around £250-300 (UK). In terms of specifications, I'd like something with good "bang for the buck" that could match or exceed the G4 in speed. I'd also like something with good battery life as that is something the G4 lacks.

 

In terms of OS, Android would be fine (though I would like something that would get updated), but I am currently using a Lumia 520 as a backup phone, and I'm really enjoying using Windows Phone, so definitely either Android or Win10 (the thing about WP is the app support is lacking, but I'm starting to grow a little tired of Android)

 

Screen size is something that I don't really have much preference on, but anything between 4.7 to 5.7 inches would be ideal.

 

A few other requirements would be potentially: a good camera (as the G4's is frankly amazing), decent build quality, and fast charging. Most importantly of all, as I'll be moving to the USA in a few months' time, I need something that would be compatible with either AT&T or T-Mobile - this means that OnePlus is out of the question.

 

Many thanks for your help!

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Well, I was looking at about the same budget, and I ended up going for a T-mobile LG V10, as that works with 3 UK which is what I use. It was about £250 off aliexpress refurbished with a year's warranty.

You could take a chance with a cheaper chinese phone, like a Umi Z which is apparently quite good and is about £250 ( though you'll have to confirm if it works with US networks.

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1 minute ago, TrigrH said:

https://oneplus.net/uk/3

That's not for sale anymore.

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2 minutes ago, ibabyslapper said:

That's not for sale anymore.

The UK version doesn't work with US bands and vice versa, so the OP3/3T are essentially useless to me :(

 

The UMI Z doesn't support all of the bands so that's going to be an issue. Also I'd be a little worried about buying a Chinese phone with no support in the UK/US.

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13 minutes ago, TrigrH said:

Buying a phone in the UK but wanted the 4G radio to work in the US? you will have a hard time finding stuff :/

The G4 (H815, European model) supports all of T-Mobile's bands (according to GSM Arena) - I did get 4G when I visited last year, and Wi-Fi is available on campus anyway so it's not a huge deal.

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