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hello guys
i need suggestions about buying a new phone. i recently had the galaxy note 3 and it was AMAZING!! the only downside was the display, i sold the note 3 fearing i would get a burn-in as all amoled screens have this issue, i decided that i will never buy any phone with amoled screen any time soon. the options available for me at the moment are the htc m8, lg g2 and g3, the problem with the m8 is that it lack some features that i think they are necessary such as camera and multitasking features. now we only have 2 options; the g2 and g3, the g2 lacks the micro sd and removable battery and has a cheap-looking backdoor while its has better battery life and better screen in my opinion, the g3 has a deal breaker problem, the heating, i saw alot of videos on youtube where the phone shuts itself when it becomes hotter, also the battery hungry screen leaves you poor battery life.
so what do you think guys? did lg solve the heating problem? also i want a phone that last a lot of time as i'm sick of changing my phone every year and that phone could the one i'm going to buy soon or the htc m9 when it comes out. every suggestion is welcomed and appreciated.
thanks all of you in advance .
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Since you already listed all the upsides and downsides of the G2 and the G3, what do you want us to tell you?
My G3 gets really really warm while in use, even at a low brightness, but I never turned of because of that.
I own a G3 and afterwards I think the G2 would have been the better choice because of the battery life, but I own 3 batteries for the G3, so this is okay, too.
If you want a device that lasts a while, I'd go for the G3 because it has a replacable battery.
And wouldn't the OnePlus One be an option? Tomorrow you'll be able to buy it without needing an invite.
i actually forgot about the oneplus one, but it's a big phone and i really got tired of big phones, i think i will buy the lg g2 for now as it has the most comfortable size and maybe i will buy a gold back door for it in the future.
Hello, i am going to buy used lg g3 and i want to check if that device didnt had any water damage, so can someone show me where the indicator is?
evox23 said:
Hello, i am going to buy used lg g3 and i want to check if that device didnt had any water damage, so can someone show me where the indicator is?
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To the left of the battery prongs, should be white with red x's
I've had my V500 for less than a year and half, but I'm noticing that battery life is declining. I think I'm going to need to replace the battery with a fresh one soon. Is anybody else noticing that their battery life is declining?
One issue is finding a new battery that's been recently manufactured. A battery that's been sitting on a shelf for a year is not going to be a big improvement. The other hassle is that the tear down of the G Pad looks like a pain.
Has anybody else gone through this yet?
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I've had my V500 for less than a year and half, but I'm noticing that battery life is declining. I think I'm going to need to replace the battery with a fresh one soon. Is anybody else noticing that their battery life is declining?
One issue is finding a new battery that's been recently manufactured. A battery that's been sitting on a shelf for a year is not going to be a big improvement. The other hassle is that the tear down of the G Pad looks like a pain.
Has anybody else gone through this yet?
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I replaced the battery in my V500 trying to track down poor battery performance. It was a pita removing the back cover as it has some type of super adhesive on it. The good news is once you get it disassembled its very easy if you ever have to do it again. There is one screw thats hiding in the sd card area that I didnt know about and took me forever to find it. Good luck :good:
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I replaced the battery in my V500 trying to track down poor battery performance. It was a pita removing the back cover as it has some type of super adhesive on it. The good news is once you get it disassembled its very easy if you ever have to do it again. There is one screw thats hiding in the sd card area that I didnt know about and took me forever to find it. Good luck :good:
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Did you get a lot of improvement with the new battery? Where did you buy it?
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Did you get a lot of improvement with the new battery? Where did you buy it?
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Unfortunately I didn't get much if any improvement. I bought it off EBay but I just checked and the seller no longer lists it. Although I was very leery of "battery improvement apps" I found one that seemed to actually help, Battery Life Repair. I run it about every 6 weeks and it seems to help.
I've had my pad for just over a year.It drains much faster now,but still usable.A weird problem I have now,though,is it takes longer to charge.It use to take 3hrs for a full charge,now 4.5+hrs. Anyone also have this?
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I've had my pad for just over a year.It drains much faster now,but still usable.A weird problem I have now,though,is it takes longer to charge.It use to take 3hrs for a full charge,now 4.5+hrs. Anyone also have this?
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Had it happen on other lg device's and a different or new charger/cable resolved it for us.
same charger & cable.gpad is the only lg i own. suppose to charge quicker as battery is dying.
I took a risk and bought my Gpad from Computer Exchange. The unit is in mint condition but you can never tell the age of the battery or how it will perform in the real world.
Fortunately, its been as good as my Nexus 7 (2013) and even better now that I have switched it to ART and by using Greenify, (non root version.) :highfive:
I installed a new battery in my G Pad and now I think I've broken it. It's overheating and the wifi has stopped working. I would probably buy another G Pad to replace it, but I bet that they've stopped making them, so all of them probably have old batteries by now. I think I'm going to be forced to buy something else, maybe a Galaxy Tab S. Unfortunately, it's not easy to replace the battery in the G Pad and I don't think there's much after-market support for repair, etc.
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I installed a new battery in my G Pad and now I think I've broken it. It's overheating and the wifi has stopped working. I would probably buy another G Pad to replace it, but I bet that they've stopped making them, so all of them probably have old batteries by now. I think I'm going to be forced to buy something else, maybe a Galaxy Tab S. Unfortunately, it's not easy to replace the battery in the G Pad and I don't think there's much after-market support for repair, etc.
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I feel sorry for you if you need to replace the v500. The v400 and v700 all have crappy 720p screens. For this reason, I was thinking about the Hudl 2 if I couldn't find a good second hand v500.
Strangely enough, after more than a year I can still see no ageing of the battery whatsoever. Always try to fully discharge and charge in one go, if possible.
But I guess I will sell it sooner or later as I cant see any Lollipop being released for that machine any more....and I am a bit fearful about trying any custom ROMs.
While I do see refurbs listed here and there, I did notice some LTE (Verizon) units for sale when I googled that didn't say "refurbished". Push comes to shove, if you like the tablet and the price is right...maybe just use the wifi aspects.
The Mahdi-ROM Was The Key...
woody1 said:
I installed a new battery in my G Pad and now I think I've broken it. It's overheating and the wifi has stopped working. Unfortunately, I don't think there's much after-market support for repair, etc.
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For Myself.. It Was: "If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It"
I was fortunate enough to get the 5-18-14 version of the Mahdi-ROM last year before it was pulled..
ZERO Reboots, FC's, Error Msgs etc since it's installation..
Along with that, Battery Life has not wavered one bit.. just like the ROM.
I can't believe I've kept the OG-Pad 8.3 since Oct 2013..but I have Mahdi to thank for that.. Nothing has been or ever will be flashed. The OG-PAD will die still married to the Mahdi-ROM..
In case anyone else suffers the same symptoms - a couple of weeks ago, my G3 started running really slowly (and possibly a bit hotter).
Booting from cold seemed to take a long time and the ui starred freezing temporarily on a regular basis.
I was waiting for an ota marshmallow update and hoped that would fix whatever was making it go slow.
I was wrong.
The other night, I was using it and the screen went bright blue and the phone then started boot looping. Sometimes it only got as far as the LG logo and other times it for all the way to the lock screen (on a couple of occasions I could get to the desktop and use the phone 'normally'). Every time it ended up blue screening and then rebooting.
Ultimately, it was dead and despite managing a full wipe, nothing fixed it.
As a phone, when it worked it was ok but cracking screen, poor call quality (only realised that when I got a different phone) and general slow downs (possibly related to overheating (and I could only infrequently increase screen brightness to full because of the warning about overheating) means that I think this phone has been fair rather than excellent.
Its motherboard problem only way to fix it is replace it with new one
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That's what I thought. Phone is well over a year old, so just got a different one.
Good feedback for anyone who has similar symptoms.
I have the same problem, went to the LG service center in my country
and yes they said that I had to replace the motherboard, because the IC power is broken
the cost is around $160, 1/3 the phone price when I bought it mid 2014
I have only used my phone for only 1.5 years and very disappointed with the quality of G3 phone
same **** happened to me, they replaced the motherboard, luckily it was still under warranty.
Don't update its motherboard problem
Same here blue screen came and phone is dead. Gone to lg service center and they told to replace the motherboard yesterday.
The whole phone now only cost 1000AED and they are telling me that motherboard replacement is gonna cost me 950AED .what the heck, better to buy a new phone. Atleast i will get one yeAr warranty new phone for same cost hehe...
The updation of lg g3 software is the main reason for this, so dont update the phone to new version of android pls.
Sorry to unbury such an older thread.
I just got a new (sic) LG G3 D855. A few minutes after the official LG updates were installed, the screen began flickering, with intermediate blue screens, and consecutive reboots. After a BSOD the screen went dark, and the phone seemd to be powered off. I am not sure about this, but I could not power it on again for approx. 20 minutes. Then it was starting again, but I feel very uncomfortable about it and plan to ask for a replacement, since I have full warranty.
Before I return it:
How to I find out the manufacturing year of the motherboard and/or if there is a newer revision or something? Is it printed on the motherboard or readable via an app (e.g. CPU-Z or similar - if I can start it at all)?
Any help in this regard is very much appreciated. Thank you.
Wishing you all a great year 2020!
The first hit on Amazon for "Anker lg g3 battery" turns up lg G4 batteries from Anker? I ordered them by mistake. Will they work in the G3?
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Well my G3 arrived today, so I was able to try for myself and found the battery, while the same capacity and shape, is just a bit longer and will not fit. Just in case some one makes the same mistake I did.