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Hello guys,
I'm thinking of buying the LG g3 which for me is the best phone right now. However, I have seen it has some bugs regarding overheating, WiFi drop, bad battery life etc.. Do you think it is still worth it or should I go for a Z2 which has the same price in my country (Spain). Regarding the overheating issue, a lot of people say they have it and a lot of people say they don't... Is This just chance or is it linked to a specific model and version?
Thanks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1aqQQwFEgQ&list=UUO_vmeInQm5Z6dEZ6R5Kk0A
Watch that and make your own mind up - this is the opinion of Pocketnow - 3 months after launch.
nad4321 said:
Hello guys,
I'm thinking of buying the LG g3 which for me is the best phone right now. However, I have seen it has some bugs regarding overheating, WiFi drop, bad battery life etc.. Do you think it is still worth it or should I go for a Z2 which has the same price in my country (Spain). Regarding the overheating issue, a lot of people say they have it and a lot of people say they don't... Is This just chance or is it linked to a specific model and version?
Thanks
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As the overheating, since I upgraded to v10L firmware, overheating issues it completely gone for me, even after 40 minutes of playing Real Racing 3 on max detail mod or Dead Trigger 2 for about half an hour. It still heats just like every other device ( HTC, Samsung or Sony) but it doesn't get to extreme temperatures which turn off your phone automatically. What are those other bugs you are refering to?
Lavoslav said:
As the overheating, since I upgraded to v10L firmware, overheating issues it completely gone for me, even after 40 minutes of playing Real Racing 3 on max detail mod or Dead Trigger 2 for about half an hour. It still heats just like every other device ( HTC, Samsung or Sony) but it doesn't get to extreme temperatures which turn off your phone automatically. What are those other bugs you are refering to?
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I saw some people had problems with random rebooting of the phone
nad4321 said:
I saw some people had problems with random rebooting of the phone
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I have my LG G3 for 2 months now and I never experienced any random reboot,except for 2 times when it said the reason was extreme temperature, but that got away after updating firmware and never happened again. But it was only when I had first firmware. I also use ART as runtime which is considered to be buggier and more "app crashy" than Dalvik, but I never got any crash or random reboot.. Usage of unoptimized apps can random reboot any phone. As for LG software, LG's apps and the most common and most widely used apps work perfectly without any hiccup. You should never experience any error, crash or random reboot. At least I didn't. Always try to use trusted and well optimized apps if you want the best experience. Also don't install any battery or RAM cleaning apps, that **** just slows down your phone and drain your battery rapidly. It depends on you if your phone will random reboot or not. It's not just LG thing, it also concerns HTC, Sony, Samsung or any other manufacturer. You can ask my sister, she installed few cleaners, RAM boosters, 1 optimizer and 2 battery boosters on new Nexus 7 which should be most stable Android experience, but her battery life got worse and she does often get random reboot. So treat your phone well and it won't random reboot anytime
I tried many tweaks found in the forum to reduce lag, lower heat but my G4 still keeps crashing while playing 3D games. Is it hardware problem, lollipop 5.1 problem or I got a defect phone? Am I the only one experience this?
Same here, but only some game
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Chocobeexo said:
Same here, but only some game
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My old note II even never crash!
Anyone knows how to fix this?
Works fine here. H815 model
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Same here, vs986 if it matters.
Not sure what's happening because if it was widespread we'd be hearing about it in every blog.
Mortal Kombat X won't load without wiping data and praying. Others crash on start but will normal run next launch.
I sent WB Games a logcat but I'm starting to think it's the phone.
fr4nk1yn said:
Same here, vs986 if it matters.
Not sure what's happening because if it was widespread we'd be hearing about it in every blog.
Mortal Kombat X won't load without wiping data and praying. Others crash on start but will normal run next launch.
I sent WB Games a logcat but I'm starting to think it's the phone.
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Crash happens on playing for 5 to 10 mins, becoz cpu or gpu get too hot? I'm not sure...
@kelvinick, Not for me. It's always crashes right away.
On loading a game I noticed the phone immediately starts logging something having to do with the "thermal engine", changes the "wlchg_monitor" alarm to 42c, and the "LCD_management" alarm to 44c.
This phone software is not ready yet for release. Phone is a beast if running cm.
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ambervals6 said:
This phone software is not ready yet for release. Phone is a beast if running cm.
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so no fix atm until phone software update?
Doubt it. Come back after 6 months to enjoy full power of this phone.
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kelvinick said:
I tried many tweaks found in the forum to reduce lag, lower heat but my G4 still keeps crashing while playing 3D games. Is it hardware problem, lollipop 5.1 problem or I got a defect phone? Am I the only one experience this?
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Do you have a case on the phone? I've had devices in the past that would overheat with heavy use in thick cases.
corshan said:
Do you have a case on the phone? I've had devices in the past that would overheat with heavy use in thick cases.
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I even tried to remove the battery lid. But it sill crash alot
kelvinick said:
I even tried to remove the battery lid. But it sill crash alot
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Hmm well no problems here. If it's happening in more than one game I'd lean towards a defective phone.
First I'd try a factory reset before returning the phone.
Asphalt Overdrive works great here..
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Hello guys,
I'm going to buy nexus 5X, I like nearby every thing about the device and don't mind if the battery is not great. but the thing which could be deal breaker for me is the performance.
I read that the device is not very good in multitasking and lag in soft usage and my questions here are:
-Are the device still lag now ( 4/5/2016) ?
-Are the updates make a big change ?
-Can you tell be about the nature of lag ?
Thanks in advance
Is this a joke?
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Why you said that ? Can you make it more clear ?
I think it's a fantastic phone. I use a lot of them. This is my favorite. We really can't decide for you if you'll like it or not. You should buy, then try, and see if it will work out for you. Return it if it doesn't. Good luck
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EhabIbrahemH said:
Hello guys,
I'm going to buy nexus 5X, I like nearby every thing about the device and don't mind if the battery is not great. but the thing which could be deal breaker for me is the performance.
I read that the device is not very good in multitasking and lag in soft usage and my questions here are:
-Are the device still lag now ( 4/5/2016) ?
-Are the updates make a big change ?
-Can you tell be about the nature of lag ?
Thanks in advance
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There is a minor lag problem and most likely it won't bother you. But the phone has heating problem. It only occurs when a resource intensive application is running. Of course if you like rooting and custom roms, ths heating problem goes away.
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Thank you guys. I'm going to buy it soon.
hope there are no annoying lag.
Have it for 2 weeks now. Don't know about stock, flashed purenexus within 3 hours, never seen lag or heating.
If your not gonna flash, what's the point of buying a Nexus ?
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Wout2426 said:
Have it for 2 weeks now. Don't know about stock, flashed purenexus within 3 hours, never seen lag or heating.
If your not gonna flash, what's the point of buying a Nexus ?
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I will try out the stock android first, but if I flashed the device and want to go back to the stock and receive OTA updates, can I ?
jbdan said:
I think it's a fantastic phone.
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Agreed. I have had it since launch and haven't had any problems at all. I should note I don't game on it, however. But for web browsing, music, calls, texts, e-mail, navigation, etc. it has been flawless for me.
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If your not gonna flash, what's the point of buying a Nexus ?
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(1) No carrier or manufacturer bloatware. (2) Monthly security updates. (3) Actually getting version updates.
6 months with my 5x and no lag. A smaller portion of users were experiencing slow downs but that was resolved with OTA updates.
Anyone still experiencing slow downs is related to usual Android stuff, ie. bad apps.
Thank you guys, I have ordered one.
I will tell you my experience when I get it.
I'm using this phone without lag issues.
I saw a few people on reddit who said that the latest update (May) has improved the performance of the phone.
Hi guys, Im very concerned about in the last week I felt the phone gets constantly hot, especially when using wi fi or fat and I've noticed it gets very hot when using walking dead no mans land game connected to wi fi, and even when browsing.
Previously I've used the phone with heavy multitasking and gaming and never had this issue.
Even when charging now I felt the phone get unusually hot.
Before I've notice this heating issue I've flashed and tested a lot of roms, and finally back to OrionOS 2.6.1, this is my actual rom.
I'm with phone for two months and neves had this issue
Any idea of a possible cause and solution???
I'm very concerned because I know the effect of the heating on battery life and overall performance.
I've upload some screenshots of the normal temperature of the phone with gaming or extense browsing.
PD: when I've noticed the heating issue I've flashed a lot of roms to see if is a rom related issue but same issue with all roma even with stock Oxygen and stock kernel.
lol 40 degrees is hot? seriously? my s7 reaches 50+ .. oneplus 3 used to reach 60s :|
Flash a new modem. That should fix it.
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emptyragnarok said:
lol 40 degrees is hot? seriously? my s7 reaches 50+ .. oneplus 3 used to reach 60s :|
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Yes, my previous phone s6 edge used to work over 50+ mostly of time and nubia z9 even hotter temperatures but OP3 with almost two months of use never used to pass over 40 with about 10 different roms I've used.. That's why I'm concerned now, but maybe it's most a subjective feeling of temperature.
Flashing new modem
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Flash a new modem. That should fix it.
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Thanks for your quick response, Ill try flashing new modem.. I've read in other posts about some overheating issues related to network searching, so I've turn off network,, enter airplane mode, but with wi fi heating persists, i suspect it's something wi fi related.
dannytgt said:
Thanks for your quick response, Ill try flashing new modem.. I've read in other posts about some overheating issues related to network searching, so I've turn off network,, enter airplane mode, but with wi fi heating persists, i suspect it's something wi fi related.
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Go to location. Three dots top right... Scanning... Check if you have wifi scanning enabled
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Testing right now
lummujaj said:
Go to location. Three dots top right... Scanning... Check if you have wifi scanning enabled
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Yes lummujaj I've had activated wifi and Bluetooth enabled,, I've disabled both of them, testing if isuue persist, thanks a lot.
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Yes lummujaj I've had activated wifi and Bluetooth enabled,, I've disabled both of them, testing if isuue persist, thanks a lot.
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I think the overheat problem will be gone. They are known for massive battery drain too
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Overheating issues
I've tried disabling the location options, also I've tried with wifi totally off but the phone keeps overheating when playing games especially.
dannytgt said:
I've tried disabling the location options, also I've tried with wifi totally off but the phone keeps overheating when playing games especially.
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It's pretty normal that your phone gets warm while playing games.
dannytgt said:
I've tried disabling the location options, also I've tried with wifi totally off but the phone keeps overheating when playing games especially.
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Dont know what you call overheating. The phone wont overheat due the thermal throttle. I would start complaining when your battery reaches 45+ (not when charging and using) and your CPU +75. But believe me it wont come that high!
40° is nothing to worry about,
And, gaming,
Of course it get hot when doing gaming...
Hi everyone,
In the last two months, Asus finally pushed the OTA update for Android 12 to my device. In the weeks after, the phone suffered increasingly terrible battery life. So, I factory reset and the battery life became acceptable again.
Unfortunately, Asus' OS itself is now experiencing problems. Apps constantly crash and no third-party launchers work correctly, either. I'm regularly missing texts and phone calls nowadays, and I'm getting fed up.
Instead of waiting for Asus' next update—and especially instead of rolling back to A11—I am considering LineageOS.
I previously installed LOS on my OnePlus 3 years ago and really liked the experience. Of course, I'm not sure if the same could be said for LOS on a Zenfone. I've heard certain things from Asus, like the stock camera app, do not play well with alternative op systems.
I'm wondering if anybody here has experience with LineageOS on an Asus phone—or, more specifically, the Zenfone 8. Any insights would be appreciated.
Hi,
i stumbled into your post by coincidence. I was looking for a solution for the problem i will mention below.
I installed lineage 18.1 for MicroG on my Zenfone 8 for a couple of weeks, now. My experience so far:
- MicroG is working fine, allowing me to use my banking apps with no problems
- The Aurora store woks without any problem
- Signal is working fine. I read some people having issue with it on LOS
- So, Pretty much everything is working fine so far, EXCEPT:
- Indeed, the camera is reaaally slow (more than 1 sec), and if opened with the power button on the lockscreen, it works, but then it makes it impossible to unlock the phone
- But the main issue which kept me busy so far is the cellular radio battery drain: more than 30%...
I don't think it's due to my operator, as i tested 2 different ones, and went to a zone with à 100% signal quality, and nothing changed.
So, if any other people are experiencing the same (or other issues), do not hesistate to post.
Thanks for your reply. Is the cellular radio battery drain due to a radio app you're using, or is it something with the phone itself? I do not use my particular device to listen to the radio, so I'm wondering if that bullet can be dodged.
Camera slugging is a bummer, though.
Hi Josipeen,
no, actually and unfortunately, the cellular radio drain is due to the mobile network. And it happens even when no sim card is inserted. So i would say it's a software problem. But i still haven't found the cause.
I just realized you mentionned LOS19. I'm using 18.1.
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I just realized you mentionned LOS19. I'm using 18.1.
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I was wondering if an update to 19 would resolve the issue – thanks for the update.
On a related note, battery drain is the reason I'm here in the first place. It's often my biggest gripe with today's tech. I'm considering a device with less performance, but better battery life, to resolve this very issue – like the Nokia XR20. Sigh....
I was wondering if an update to 19 would resolve the issue
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Yeah, that would be nice.
On a related note, battery drain is the reason I'm here in the first place
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That was an important factor for me too, together with privacy for me. The Nokia XR20 looks like a good option, even though i doubt that lineage is already available for it.