2gb to 3gb - G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello, so I have D855 2gb version, and I have a problem with it not recognizing SIM Card, so I am thinking of buying a new motherboard. My question is can I buy LG G3 D855 32GB+3GB version motherboard and put it in the 16GB+2GB version case?
Thanks in advance!

Yes you can, i did that with my D855.

Alright, thank you!

Where to buy?
ppajdek said:
Yes you can, i did that with my D855.
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I've been thinking on changing my motherboard; but, honestly, I don't know where to get it and which is the most reliable place to buy it. Where did you buy yours? Thanks in advance

Try ebay or some local online trading platform like olx.

Some people here bought theirs on Aliexpress.
You might find via forum search.
Best regards
3di

3di said:
Some people here bought theirs on Aliexpress.
You might find via forum search.
Best regards
3di
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LG G3 logic boards tend to run anywhere from $60-$100 on ebay in my experience. Its cheaper to buy a non-functioning G3 with a good logic board that you can salvage though.

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[Q] Japanese version anyone?

Hi,
I'm in NZ, and I cant find any websites in NZ that sell the LG Optimus G yet.
However I found this website - http://www.kyoex.com/docomo-lg-l-01e-optimus-g-high-spec-quadcore-s4-phone/
This has the japanese version that aparently has a removable battery and a memory card slot.
Does anyone have one of these? Advice on this model please? I would LOVE to get this phone.
Thanks!
hybridtheory said:
Hi,
I'm in NZ, and I cant find any websites in NZ that sell the LG Optimus G yet.
However I found this website - http://www.kyoex.com/docomo-lg-l-01e-optimus-g-high-spec-quadcore-s4-phone/
This has the japanese version that aparently has a removable battery and a memory card slot.
Does anyone have one of these? Advice on this model please? I would LOVE to get this phone.
Thanks!
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I bought this model ebay(item id: 230887711304)
All good, but for this version is no way root and method for korean version not work for japaness.
germes81m said:
I bought this model ebay(item id: 230887711304)
All good, but for this version is no way root and method for korean version not work for japaness.
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im from hk, i just got it by 3200$ HKD
mimicats said:
im from hk, i just got it by 3200$ HKD
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I'm using one and from HK as well. All good except no 4G signal. Anyone know where to purchase a spare battery? Thanks
kela419 said:
I'm using one and from HK as well. All good except no 4G signal. Anyone know where to purchase a spare battery? Thanks
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Spare battery can be purchased on japanese websites like rakuten. Is there any International shipping agency covering Japan in HK?? I used those services in Korea to buy LGL21 and spare batteries. Spare battery costed me 2400JPY per EA.
I had that version for a couple of days and couldnt love it, felt really cheap in my hands.
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Which 32/3 G3's work well on EE in the UK?

I am a bit confused at which G3 is best for use in the UK.
I'm on EE and have seen that all the Korean models support the necessary networks, but I have been told that they don't work fantastically.
What are the facts?
Thanks in advance.
TylerDurdenK said:
I am a bit confused at which G3 is best for use in the UK.
I'm on EE and have seen that all the Korean models support the necessary networks, but I have been told that they don't work fantastically.
What are the facts?
Thanks in advance.
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Handtec sell the european 3/32 version of the G3 for 509.99 maybe that's a safer bet?
daleski75 said:
Handtec sell the european 3/32 version of the G3 for 509.99 maybe that's a safer bet?
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Maybe, and thanks for the information as that seems like a good price, but I would really like a definitive answer before spending £500!
TylerDurdenK said:
Maybe, and thanks for the information as that seems like a good price, but I would really like a definitive answer before spending £500!
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I have read some who have the Korean version have issues with it not seeing 4G or losing 4G after a reboot and the European 3/32 version supports all LTE bands within the UK so there won't be any issues with it working in the UK on EE or any other network.
Also you cannot cross flash ie a D855 firmware onto K400 or vice versa.
Thanks for the information both of you.
I think I'll go with the EU version to make sure.
Just for clarity, the D855 is the EU version, and the F400/K400 are the Korean versions?
TylerDurdenK said:
Just for clarity, the D855 is the EU version, and the F400/K400 are the Korean versions?
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Yup and there is only one of me not two
daleski75 said:
Yup and there is only one of me not two
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Haha, sorry about that!
I've found a D855 for under £450, new. I just have to work out if the seller can be trusted.
http://goo.gl/VAWIAO
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Haha, sorry about that!
I've found a D855 for under £450, new. I just have to work out if the seller can be trusted.
http://goo.gl/VAWIAO
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That's a very good price maybe see if handtec can match it and order from them?
daleski75 said:
That's a very good price maybe see if handtec can match it and order from them?
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You can buy it from Amazon.de for almost the same price, plus you have the amazon return policy which is pretty good.
GoldfishTX said:
You can buy it from Amazon.de for almost the same price, plus you have the amazon return policy which is pretty good.
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Do amazon.de ship out to the UK though? Last time I checked they stopped shipping the phone to us here.
daleski75 said:
That's a very good price maybe see if handtec can match it and order from them?
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It seems like Amazon have a sale on!
http://www.amazon.de/LG-Smartphone-...TF8&qid=1405687179&sr=1-1&keywords=lg+g3+32gb
Ordering now!
Should work out at under £470.
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Do amazon.de ship out to the UK though? Last time I checked they stopped shipping the phone to us here.
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Yes, they do. They only stopped doing pre-sales.

buying G3 in HK and bringing back to FR

Hi,
I'm on vacation in HK (cool city BTW), wondering if it is possible to buy a G3 there then bringing it back to France? All the functionality ll work? 4G, call, etc.
Thanks you for helping me guys
If the model number is D855 then yes, you may need to change the firmware in order to select the LTE band though. Not 100% sure if the HK model is different to the 855 so you'd need to check it all first to be surr
fye85 said:
Hi,
I'm on vacation in HK (cool city BTW), wondering if it is possible to buy a G3 there then bringing it back to France? All the functionality ll work? 4G, call, etc.
Thanks you for helping me guys
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Hey welcome to hk. to answer your question the G3 sold locally at retail stores are the D855 varient. the bands are as follow.
LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600
HSDPA UMTS 900 2100
GSM 850 900 1800 1900
You can buy paralle imports since you won't be honored with warranty from LG in France with a hk model phone anyways. they're usually $1000-$1500 HKD cheaper than retail. hope you find what you need!
www.price.com.hk is a good place to start
stunt_101 said:
Hey welcome to hk. to answer your question the G3 sold locally at retail stores are the D855 varient. the bands are as follow.
LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600
HSDPA UMTS 900 2100
GSM 850 900 1800 1900
You can buy paralle imports since you won't be honored with warranty from LG in France with a hk model phone anyways. they're usually $1000-$1500 HKD cheaper than retail. hope you find what you need!
www.price.com.hk is a good place to start
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Tanks for your answer, I can buy a G3 with an international warranty right? By this way LG ll have too provide the warranty?
fye85 said:
Tanks for your answer, I can buy a G3 with an international warranty right? By this way LG ll have too provide the warranty?
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I am not sure, you would have to check with LG on that part. On a side note, you should get the F460 Cat 6 version since you're in hk. they have them imported from s.korea for around 4700 hkd :laugh:
stunt_101 said:
I am not sure, you would have to check with LG on that part. On a side note, you should get the F460 Cat 6 version since you're in hk. they have them imported from s.korea for around 4700 hkd :laugh:
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LL do, thanks again for the help. Since u look like a well inform guy about buying android device in HK. Have you any other recommendation? An other brand maybe? Could by a Mi4 instead...
fye85 said:
LL do, thanks again for the help. Since u look like a well inform guy about buying android device in HK. Have you any other recommendation? An other brand maybe? Could by a Mi4 instead...
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I don't think the Mi4 is out yet, but you can preorder. I think they'll be available late august, so if you're still in hk, then thats fine.
As for other phones, u can definitely check out the Oppo find 7 or oneplus one which many stores have in stock. i think those are great buys attheir respective prices. Another phone i would look into with ultra thin bezel is the Sharp AQUOS ZETA SH-04F.
stunt_101 said:
I don't think the Mi4 is out yet, but you can preorder. I think they'll be available late august, so if you're still in hk, then thats fine.
As for other phones, u can definitely check out the Oppo find 7 or oneplus one which many stores have in stock. i think those are great buys attheir respective prices. Another phone i would look into with ultra thin bezel is the Sharp AQUOS ZETA SH-04F.
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Sry to disturb you again but I didn't find the one plus one in stock. Can you help me?
For your knowledge the B855 work for the Europe. And with the 4G with stock ROM. Lists here http://www.mylgphones.com/lg-g3-model-numbers.html
Here the specs in France http://www.grosbill.com/4-x-621790-x-xx#0
fye85 said:
Sry to disturb you again but I didn't find the one plus one in stock. Can you help me?
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hey sorry i was out of the office the whole day. but heres a link to all the sellers that sells it. just tell them you saw the price on price.com. they will honor you that price.
i'll pm u with the link

Need help to buy G3.

Hi everybody. I'm going to buy a G3 for my sister. I am in USA atm but my sister is gonna use it in Turkey. So she needs an unlocked version of the phone. I was searching on aliexpress and found that seller. Both seller's and product's ratings are high. My question is that there are some versions of the phone, I wasn't sure if she can use the phone in Turkey if I buy the US version "D850" which is $250. Otherwise I'll buy the D855 EU version which is $313. So what do you think about it? I can't copy the link because I'm a new member. But I can email it though. Thanks everyone.
Don't buy g3. I switched my g2 with g3 and I wish I didn't. G3 is so lame. Don't buy it. Also I'm from Turkey and if you send phone from US to Turkey it must be passport registered and also must have sim unlocked. So listen my words and don't buy g3 and don't send another phone from US to Turkey. There is so much work to do and not worth it.
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ceza1380 said:
Don't buy g3. I switched my g2 with g3 and I wish I didn't. G3 is so lame. Don't buy it. Also I'm from Turkey and if you send phone from US to Turkey it must be passport registered and also must have sim unlocked. So listen my words and don't buy g3 and don't send another phone from US to Turkey. There is so much work to do and not worth it.
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You failed to give one proper argument why not to but the G3.
OP, if it were me, I'd go for a D802 (G2 international). The G3 has QHD (not that good, too), removable battery (relatively irrelevant, but good because the battery life is rather horrid) and a micro SD slot (if you really really need it). All of which, IMO, not worth it.
robogo1982 said:
You failed to give one proper argument why not to but the G3.
OP, if it were me, I'd go for a D802 (G2 international). The G3 has QHD (not that good, too), removable battery (relatively irrelevant, but good because the battery life is rather horrid) and a micro SD slot (if you really really need it). All of which, IMO, not worth it.
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Yeah sorry about that I was on the road. G3 sucks because of overheating, quick battery drain and it's really slow for that 2,5 processor. I switched from g2 to g3 for Android M update but M update will not solve those issues I guess.
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You have to know what bands are using on turkey.
I'm from Argentina, we use band 4 and 17 to lte/4g networks so d850 from AT&T works perfect here.
Before this g3 i haved d855ar (an international version maded in Argentina with open bands) and I can tell you the d850 works much better than d855ar.
Another point is ram. I readed so much people saying "3gb and 2gb works equally well", now, with the 3gb ram version on my hands and 2gb version on my table I can say that's not true! The difference is appreciated. So, if you can and the bands match with turkey operators buy 3gb ram version.
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LG G4 motherboard swap

Hi guys,
Wanted to ask if it is possible to swap the model of the motherboard on LG G4.
I have a broken H815 (bootloop) but the housing and display are OK.
I want to get a mother board from Korean Model F500L S K. Are they the same dimensions and does korean mainboard fit on my housing and connect to camera display etc?
And are the korean models affected by the boot loop since I'm no seeing any of them on the internet.
Yes, the motherboards have the same dimensions. It will work
Korean version probably not as popular
Get h815 again
Korean version has similar mobo as the H815, but as mentioned above, its not that that's why you dont see them bootlooped. Only advantage of the F500 is the new 7.0 FW.
Bootloop is a known problem of the LG G4.
The cause is a loose contact on the PCB.
LG offers a free repair.
Owners of a LG G4 affected by the bootloop are requested by the company to contact their mobile operator to initiate the repair process.
Customers who have purchased the G4 in free trade are kindly requested to contact LG support directly.
The repair takes place within the framework of the guarantee conditions and is therefore not associated with costs for the owner.
In addition, the company apologizes for the inconvenience that the previous solutions have brought to customers.
Previous misdiagnosis resulted in the replacement of wrong parts of the smartphone.
http://www.lg.com/de/support
MattheewHun said:
Korean version has similar mobo as the H815, but as mentioned above, its not that that's why you dont see them bootlooped. Only advantage of the F500 is the new 7.0 FW.
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Nah, I'm not interested on the os version.
I just was wondering if F500's have less bootloop issues.
marco.deluxe said:
Bootloop is a known problem of the LG G4.
The cause is a loose contact on the PCB.
LG offers a free repair.
Owners of a LG G4 affected by the bootloop are requested by the company to contact their mobile operator to initiate the repair process.
Customers who have purchased the G4 in free trade are kindly requested to contact LG support directly.
The repair takes place within the framework of the guarantee conditions and is therefore not associated with costs for the owner.
In addition, the company apologizes for the inconvenience that the previous solutions have brought to customers.
Previous misdiagnosis resulted in the replacement of wrong parts of the smartphone.
http://www.lg.com/de/support
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Well Thank YOU very much for the answer, I'm very aware why the bootloop problem was occurring and know the whole history of the problem.
But I live in Kosovo and we don't have an official lg retail store.
I contacted LG Serbia and explained them my situation. But they were willing to help just the cases when phones where bought in Serbia, so nothing for me :crying:
Since you provided some information about "free trade" phones. Is there still a chance for me to get a fix for my phone. Since when it bootlooped it was only 8 months old. So well under the "1 year warranty policy".
Thank You Very much again.
The F500 which is the Korean version I think has LTE bands/frequencies missing or disabled which makes it a no go for use in western europe at least. It might be okay on some networks depending on what frequencies your network provider uses but in general I'm sure the F500 is the most limited version when it comes to working frequencies so it would be much better to get H815 or H811. The F500 mobo is exactly the same shape as other models btw.
ezzony said:
The F500 which is the Korean version I think has LTE bands/frequencies missing or disabled which makes it a no go for use in western europe at least. It might be okay on some networks depending on what frequencies your network provider uses but in general I'm sure the F500 is the most limited version when it comes to working frequencies so it would be much better to get H815 or H811. The F500 mobo is exactly the same shape as other models btw.
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Thanks a lot. This was very helpful.
Rinor said:
Thanks a lot. This was very helpful.
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Your welcome. My first G4 was a F500 and I found that 2g didn't work in bad signal areas so I couldn't even make a phone call. Also 4G+ didn't work either. It was possible to put H815 firmware on it but that did NOT enable the missing frequencies so I had to buy a new one.
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Your welcome. My first G4 was a F500 and I found that 2g didn't work in bad signal areas so I couldn't even make a phone call. Also 4G+ didn't work either. It was possible to put H815 firmware on it but that did NOT enable the missing frequencies so I had to buy a new one.
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Yeah a phone with no 2G and 4G is probably useless.
But now I wonder if H811 European models, suffer less from bootloop, because if I decide to buy a new mother board the last thing I want to happen is my phone dying again.
I talked to a mobile phone shop owner here and he told me that they just returned many G4 since they still bootlooping (after only 1 month of use). And they won't sell them anymore.
Rinor said:
Yeah a phone with no 2G and 4G is probably useless.
But now I wonder if H811 European models, suffer less from bootloop, because if I decide to buy a new mother board the last thing I want to happen is my phone dying again.
I talked to a mobile phone shop owner here and he told me that they just returned many G4 since they still bootlooping (after only 1 month of use). And they won't sell them anymore.
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I bought a refurbished G4 for 170 euro. It has a s/n of 701, in other works very recently manufactured....I have it working fine for 5 months now with no issues at all. So I would only buy one with serial 609 upwards. It's not know for certain which one is okay but the more recent the better. It does not matter at all whether is F500/H815/H811/etc where bootloop issue is concerned.
ezzony said:
I bought a refurbished G4 for 170 euro. It has a s/n of 701, in other works very recently manufactured....I have it working fine for 5 months now with no issues at all. So I would only buy one with serial 609 upwards. It's not know for certain which one is okay but the more recent the better. It does not matter at all whether is F500/H815/H811/etc where bootloop issue is concerned.
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Thank you so much for the advice.
Yesterday I found a G4 H811 in a mobile shop here. But it was S/N 401 so a big NO NO for that
I will be thinking of buying a brand new mother board from china and replace it myself and it is half the price of a new phone.
Rinor said:
Thank you so much for the advice.
Yesterday I found a G4 H811 in a mobile shop here. But it was S/N 401 so a big NO NO for that
I will be thinking of buying a brand new mother board from china and replace it myself and it is half the price of a new phone.
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I asked the China supplier what was the serial number and he woulnt tell me. Thls means that althought the board is new and unused it may still be an old one with bootloop issue down the line.
The best thing to do is make sure s/n is 701 up. You can ask eBay seller what is s/n by email before buying if buying used one. They will be happy to tell you. That what I did and enjoying fone since!
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I asked the China supplier what was the serial number and he woulnt tell me. Thls means that althought the board is new and unused it may still be an old one with bootloop issue down the line.
The best thing to do is make sure s/n is 701 up. You can ask eBay seller what is s/n by email before buying if buying used one. They will be happy to tell you. That what I did and enjoying fone since!
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Yes just what I thought. They will act like they don't know. So it is buy it or leave it.
hello
i want to ask you something
can i use motherboard LG G4 h815 in LCD for h811
hygo said:
hello
i want to ask you something
can i use motherboard LG G4 h815 in LCD for h811
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The LCD is version-independent, so you should be fine
aha360 said:
The LCD is version-independent,..
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Unfortunately that's not completely true.. the h818 has a different panel than all the others..
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steadfasterX said:
Unfortunately that's not completely true.. the h818 has a different panel than all the others..
Sent from my LG-H815 using XDA Labs
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Well, there's something new I have learned today.
Thanks @steadfasterX
Hi, will a LG G4 Stylus mainboard fit inside a "normal" Lg G4 case? I have a working LG G4 Stylus mainboard and a friend has a LG G4 with damaged mainboard.
Thanks in advance
smtrejo said:
Hi, will a LG G4 Stylus mainboard fit inside a "normal" Lg G4 case? I have a working LG G4 Stylus mainboard and a friend has a LG G4 with damaged mainboard.
Thanks in advance
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