Hello everyone!
I just aquired this phone yesterday and so far, I am amazed with the screen it has.
Although, as soon as I plugged it into the charger, the phone began heating up quite a bunch. The upper frame of the phone is where the heat comes from, almost as if it's coming from the processor or some shorted circuitry.
It's not unbearable to the touch, but it's really close to, which got me really worried.
Is it normal to heat like that on that upper frame while charging and under simple browser load? It also heats up a lot while downloading stuff from the Google Play store, even if not plugged to the charger. Oddly enough, the phone doesn't seem to have throttled down and I didn't have any lags or something. I ran a 3D Mark test when the phone was charging and got really warm, it still scored over 17.5k.
There's a screenshot below for the temperatures I am getting, those were actually low, some of those sensors appeared over 65C earlier on.
Is it faulty hardware? Should I return the product? Could anyone help me? Any help is really appreciated!
Mine never gets that hot. Only warm, as I would describe it best.
I'd try for a return/swap before it's too late and something fries.
G4 temperature testing
Keep in mind it depends on your environment of course, but unless you're living in the depths of hell I seriously doubt 48c while doing nothing much isn't a hardware (SoC thermal) problem. I'd be pushing for a replacement, where'd you buy it from?
By the way 65c? Jesus even my Oneplus 2 didn't get that hot.
hyperfriend said:
Mine never gets that hot. Only warm, as I would describe it best.
I'd try for a return/swap before it's too late and something fries.
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Yeah, I'll probably try it. I had a Xperia Z1 before and it never gave me heating problems, not to mention the battery would last an entire day with my using and watching videos. Already talked to the seller actually and the person said she'll be waiting for me to change the phone. I don't know, really; might be me and my location, it's really hot in here. Always about 30~35C+. But I still believe the phone shouldn't get that warm when charging.
I actually made a little comparison and my modem/router reaches about the same temperature as it; that is, without any cooling, the little modem gets incredibly hot to the touch.
I actually tried a few things I read around, hard/soft resetting, trying a less juicy charger (taking in consideration the one it comes with delivers 1.8 amp), tried one with 1 amp max output, still heated...
Either way, would you mind posting a screenshot like mine with your phone after some heavy usage/gaming? That'd be really helpful! Thanks in advance for replying!
Ran Antutu, midway switched to Aida and:
Do note: phone still does not feel "hot". Warm, sure. Hot, not quite :good:
Stevles said:
G4 temperature testing
Keep in mind it depends on your environment of course, but unless you're living in the depths of hell I seriously doubt 48c while doing nothing much isn't a hardware (SoC thermal) problem. I'd be pushing for a replacement, where'd you buy it from?
By the way 65c? Jesus even my Oneplus 2 didn't get that hot.
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Well, that's what the sensors were showing, I don't have a good way to actually measure the temperature the hardware is reaching... Does the OP2 heats up? xD
Well, Brazil isn't really far from hell, common temperatures ranging from 35-43 during the day is...pretty close, I suppose.
Pfeffernuss said:
Ran Antutu, midway switched to Aida and:
Do note: phone still does not feel "hot". Warm, sure. Hot, not quite :good:
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Thank you for the reference! It's strange though, my sensors reached about the same temperature, but the phone doesn't simply feel warm... As I said earlier, it really feels like a cheap-o ADSL modem on a hot day. You can hold your hand over the screen, for an example, but it becomes uncomfortable. The sides also gets really warm. I managed to figure where most of the heat came from though, it's just at the upper-left edge of the phone, close to the frontal-facing camera.
I've had 4 different Verizon g4's now and the all did the same thing , the two I have that are newest (one a couple weeks old) and they would get so hot around the modem and CPU i couldn't touch them and if even smell the chemicals in the plastic starting to release vapors (which that's not far from actual ignition) but the newest one isn't quite as bad. They all still worked through the heat without any noticeable damage, but I still have to pop the back off while using chrome plugged or not and hold it in front of a fan. This is the weirdest damn phone I've ever seen. .so picky and requires a lots of care but setup just right with a balance of what is continuously running especially how many and what kinda persistent services and it has become a real powerful toy lol
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The LG G4 is hot because of the Snapdragon 808 processor... See the link here I started:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lg-g4-thermal-compound-mod-t3255074#post64038221
37 and 39 ° on bms? seriously dude, thermal throttling starts at ~45°. Your phone is absolutely normal!
Don't look at tz sensors, they are components instant temperature.
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I've had 4 different Verizon g4's now and the all did the same thing , the two I have that are newest (one a couple weeks old) and they would get so hot around the modem and CPU i couldn't touch them and if even smell the chemicals in the plastic starting to release vapors (which that's not far from actual ignition) but the newest one isn't quite as bad. They all still worked through the heat without any noticeable damage, but I still have to pop the back off while using chrome plugged or not and hold it in front of a fan. This is the weirdest damn phone I've ever seen. .so picky and requires a lots of care but setup just right with a balance of what is continuously running especially how many and what kinda persistent services and it has become a real powerful toy lol
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Oh my god, I have been doing that with mine, that's hilarious! I mean, my Xperia Z1 would get really hot with some applications, but then I'd just take it under a tap and cool it off... xD
On the other hand, I really didn't know I'd need to care so much about heat under normal usage with a flagship phone. It's sad because it becomes really uncomfortable to hold.
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The LG G4 is hot because of the Snapdragon 808 processor... See the link here I started:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lg-g4-thermal-compound-mod-t3255074#post64038221
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Uh...okay, I will sure check that, thanks! But the last thing I want to do is to open a damn phone just to apply thermal compound. I wouldn't mind doing that to a PC every week, but doing once for a phone is kinda sad...
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37 and 39 ° on bms? seriously dude, thermal throttling starts at ~45°. Your phone is absolutely normal!
Don't look at tz sensors, they are components instant temperature.
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I kinda figured that out, the temperature they were showing is really over the head. The problem is, the upper part of the screen feels way hotter than 40C. I also did another run with the phone while heated and it showed throttling this time. Scores from Antutu and 3D mark were about 15~20% off.
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Oh my god, I have been doing that with mine, that's hilarious! I mean, my Xperia Z1 would get really hot with some applications, but then I'd just take it under a tap and cool it off... xD
On the other hand, I really didn't know I'd need to care so much about heat under normal usage with a flagship phone. It's sad because it becomes really uncomfortable to hold.
Uh...okay, I will sure check that, thanks! But the last thing I want to do is to open a damn phone just to apply thermal compound. I wouldn't mind doing that to a PC every week, but doing once for a phone is kinda sad...
I kinda figured that out, the temperature they were showing is really over the head. The problem is, the upper part of the screen feels way hotter than 40C. I also did another run with the phone while heated and it showed throttling this time. Scores from Antutu and 3D mark were about 15~20% off.
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The Xperia Z1 runs on a Snapdragon 800, not a 808 so it's not the same. That's the reason the G4 used a 808 instead of a 810 as the 808 is throttled back. As for opening the phone, it's the easiest phone to open and you only need to do it once for the thermal interface material, G3 had heating problems too. A Smartphone is still a computer as it's a entire Unix workstation that fits in your pocket. The processor is 6 cores and is 64 bit and it's located on the top part of the screen.
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The Xperia Z1 runs on a Snapdragon 800, not a 808 so it's not the same. That's the reason the G4 used a 808 instead of a 810 as the 808 is throttled back. As for opening the phone, it's the easiest phone to open and you only need to do it once for the thermal interface material, G3 had heating problems too. A Smartphone is still a computer as it's a entire Unix workstation that fits in your pocket. The processor is 6 cores and is 64 bit and it's located on the top part of the screen.
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Yeah, I know that quite well, believe me. It still makes me a bit sad about having a phone of this kind heating like a piece of plastic you find at those cheap-o stores. I would have actually bought a Xperia Z3+, but I heard so much about the thing overheating that made me really sad.
I also found one of those travel pack kits, with a battery and a external charger, is it a good idea to get one? You know, make usage of this lovely thing that swappable battery is.
Oddly enough, my own battery seems to be lasting pretty okay, fully charged yesterday, did some gaming, watched videos on YT, installed applications and such. Still going for over 24 hours right now and it has some juice left.
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Yeah, I know that quite well, believe me. It still makes me a bit sad about having a phone of this kind heating like a piece of plastic you find at those cheap-o stores. I would have actually bought a Xperia Z3+, but I heard so much about the thing overheating that made me really sad.
I also found one of those travel pack kits, with a battery and a external charger, is it a good idea to get one? You know, make usage of this lovely thing that swappable battery is.
Oddly enough, my own battery seems to be lasting pretty okay, fully charged yesterday, did some gaming, watched videos on YT, installed applications and such. Still going for over 24 hours right now and it has some juice left.
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Remember that Sony has always been known as a quality electronics brand. LG = GoldStar... until they had flat screen tv's, GoldStar was always a low end brand. It's no different than Hyundai having their new Genesis or whatever car and trying to be in the luxury market. The brand will never be the same level as the luxury brands like Cadillac, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Lexus, Infiniti if you know what I mean.
No idea about the travel pack kits as I have never seen one here, depends if it's a good value or not as the battery alone is about $US30 and you really only need the battery. If you really wanted another battery, just call the wireless carrier and claim that your battery have issues, they'll send you one for free without having to send the old one back. I have over 760 apps installed including system apps and I have to greenify everything, otherwise Google Play Store won't download and install and hangs, doesn't do it on my Motorola Xoom tablet with less memory but only happens on phones even Motorola's for some reason. I noticed if I freeze Lookout, my battery life is way longer.
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Remember that Sony has always been known as a quality electronics brand. LG = GoldStar... until they had flat screen tv's, GoldStar was always a low end brand. It's no different than Hyundai having their new Genesis or whatever car and trying to be in the luxury market. The brand will never be the same level as the luxury brands like Cadillac, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Lexus, Infiniti if you know what I mean.
No idea about the travel pack kits as I have never seen one here, depends if it's a good value or not as the battery alone is about $US30 and you really only need the battery. If you really wanted another battery, just call the wireless carrier and claim that your battery have issues, they'll send you one for free without having to send the old one back. I have over 760 apps installed including system apps and I have to greenify everything, otherwise Google Play Store won't download and install and hangs, doesn't do it on my Motorola Xoom tablet with less memory but only happens on phones even Motorola's for some reason. I noticed if I freeze Lookout, my battery life is way longer.
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True about the brand thing. But I really thought LG improved a lot. With their flat-screens and phones at least. I have been using LG monitors and TVs for a while now, only issue I had was with a LCD monitor, after 5 years of usage the thing won't stay on for over 5 minutes. The monitor would reboot and freeze at the LG logo.
The carrier thing isn't a choice where I live. The phone is "unlocked", so you can use with any carrier you want. My model is also the H818, dual-sim version. And yeah, it's going really cheap here, it's about 90 BRL, which is about 23 bucks. I found it in a good retail store and the product is certainly original from LG.
I also thought about getting the brand new Xperia Z5, but it's far too expensive here and it would have a smaller screen. While the Z5 premium isn't even an option because it hasn't reached the stores yet. So, the best option I had was the LG G4. Best price, swappable battery, larger screen, great camera and the best of those was the expandable storage. I own a toshiba class 10 64 gig SD, didn't want it to go to waste with a Samsung phone. ^^
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True about the brand thing. But I really thought LG improved a lot. With their flat-screens and phones at least. I have been using LG monitors and TVs for a while now, only issue I had was with a LCD monitor, after 5 years of usage the thing won't stay on for over 5 minutes. The monitor would reboot and freeze at the LG logo.
The carrier thing isn't a choice where I live. The phone is "unlocked", so you can use with any carrier you want. My model is also the H818, dual-sim version. And yeah, it's going really cheap here, it's about 90 BRL, which is about 23 bucks. I found it in a good retail store and the product is certainly original from LG.
I also thought about getting the brand new Xperia Z5, but it's far too expensive here and it would have a smaller screen. While the Z5 premium isn't even an option because it hasn't reached the stores yet. So, the best option I had was the LG G4. Best price, swappable battery, larger screen, great camera and the best of those was the expandable storage. I own a toshiba class 10 64 gig SD, didn't want it to go to waste with a Samsung phone. ^^
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It really depends on how many of the components are made by LG. Samsung makes more of the things inside their devices. As for LG, their OLED Flat Panel displays are full of problems if you look at avsforums which results into replacing panels and even sending full refunds. Panasonic sources the LG panels and then uses their own electronics and the thing is better but the Panasonic is atleast $US10k while the LG is $US5k.
I had never seen a LG monitor until recently as I'm still on a Silicon Graphics Inc 1600SW made by Mitsubishi Industrial in Japan, this is the same display used by the big CEOs on their desks including Bill Gates.
You can use the Verizon Wireless LG G4 with any carrier you want too, it's just the data part might not be 4G LTE speeds as those are all carrier dependent. Wow, 23 bucks is cheap for a phone since wouldn't it actually be cheaper buying another G4 than the so called battery kit you mentioned? The LG G4 supposedly has better reception than even Motorola phones from what I heard so not all is bad, basically they don't put 100% into a product so they can have room to introduce better models at a later date. LOL. The LG G4 is the only phone currently that has both a replaceable battery and MicroSD slot. To me, the second one is a requirement while the first one is good to have.
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It really depends on how many of the components are made by LG. Samsung makes more of the things inside their devices. As for LG, their OLED Flat Panel displays are full of problems if you look at avsforums which results into replacing panels and even sending full refunds. Panasonic sources the LG panels and then uses their own electronics and the thing is better but the Panasonic is atleast $US10k while the LG is $US5k.
I had never seen a LG monitor until recently as I'm still on a Silicon Graphics Inc 1600SW made by Mitsubishi Industrial in Japan, this is the same display used by the big CEOs on their desks including Bill Gates.
You can use the Verizon Wireless LG G4 with any carrier you want too, it's just the data part might not be 4G LTE speeds as those are all carrier dependent. Wow, 23 bucks is cheap for a phone since wouldn't it actually be cheaper buying another G4 than the so called battery kit you mentioned? The LG G4 supposedly has better reception than even Motorola phones from what I heard so not all is bad, basically they don't put 100% into a product so they can have room to introduce better models at a later date. LOL. The LG G4 is the only phone currently that has both a replaceable battery and MicroSD slot. To me, the second one is a requirement while the first one is good to have.
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Oh, sorry my english failed me there, second language and stuff, you know? I meant the charger kit is 23 bucks in here. 90 BRL converted to USD is about 23 bucks. The phone itself costed me almost 500 USD, got the one with black leather back, damn it looks great.
There's a lot of stuff about components I didn't know. Decent monitors here such as gaming ones are really expensive. LG ones manages good image quality and are also quite cheap. There is cheaper stuff in here, but the image quality on them is really bad.
Swappable battery isn't a must for me either, it's just nice to have. Now the MicroSD slot is a must, I like carrying a lot of stuff on the phone. Music, videos, games and such. Just 32 gigs wouldn't be enough for me xD
At $US23, it's still a bargain for the charger kit. I have the black leather back as well except the thread on mines is black as I basically used shoe cream on it to condition the leather after hearing some people's leather worn off.
About all monitors are cheap compared to my SGI which was $US2,500. I actually never use the internal SD because if something happens to the phone and it won't boot, you're in trouble as I have my Titanium backups on a 200GB MicroSD card which was actually cloned from my Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD.
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At $US23, it's still a bargain for the charger kit. I have the black leather back as well except the thread on mines is black as I basically used shoe cream on it to condition the leather after hearing some people's leather worn off.
About all monitors are cheap compared to my SGI which was $US2,500. I actually never use the internal SD because if something happens to the phone and it won't boot, you're in trouble as I have my Titanium backups on a 200GB MicroSD card which was actually cloned from my Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD.
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It is really cheap indeed, just ordered one. The kit's model is BCK-4800, it comes with an extra battery, a battery case and the external charger. Really great deal!
Did not know about that thing on the leather back... I do have a simple TPU case here, I haven't been using it because the phone's temperatures. It's really odd though, today isn't so hot in here (About 25-30C most) the phone is warm but it charged really quickly, it jumped from 5% to 85% in less than an hour. xD
Either way, that sounds like a really expensive monitor...Woah...
I'm using a battery pack as I still didn't get the free promotion of the battery, battery case and leather back yet as they ran out of stock. Last email from LG on October 20, 2015 was another 4-6 weeks which has came and gone, they haven't responded to my emails either. I'm using a Ringke Fusion case except it always pulls the entire leather back off when I try to take off the case.
http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-LEATHER-Back-Absorption-Protection-Customizable/dp/B00V51QOXA
When I got my monitor, it was in 2000 so it's still alive and kicking... LOL. It's basically the 17.3" version of the Apple 22" display. SGI is the big workstation manufacturer that has 500" or larger screens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_1600SW
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I'm using a battery pack as I still didn't get the free promotion of the battery, battery case and leather back yet as they ran out of stock. Last email from LG on October 20, 2015 was another 4-6 weeks which has came and gone, they haven't responded to my emails either. I'm using a Ringke Fusion case except it always pulls the entire leather back off when I try to take off the case.
http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-LEATHER-Back-Absorption-Protection-Customizable/dp/B00V51QOXA
When I got my monitor, it was in 2000 so it's still alive and kicking... LOL. It's basically the 17.3" version of the Apple 22" display. SGI is the big workstation manufacturer that has 500" or larger screens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_1600SW
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I did a quick search on it and saw that! I am actually using a old LG CRT monitor because my old 23 inch LCD one broke.
That case looks really good, but it's not shipped to Brazil... Oh well, nothing new, really.
I've heard it is.
But with it, 2 more questions arise, since i've seen people claiming it's the RAM problem, others saying it's the CPU. Nobody seems to agree on what's the actual problem.
So, I tried ironing the G4 over the RAM, around 230°C for 3 minutes, pressed on it a bit then let it cold. Proceeded to put folded aluminum and Artic MX-2 thermal compound so it would make pressure on it but also transfer heat okayish.
I've had random reboots but apart from that it's working.
So here is the thing, if i send it for a reballing of the RAM (obviously good lead solder) will it work with no problem? Or do i need to reball the CPU instead?
This because im not wasting any more money on this device only to fail again in a near future.
What do you guys think?
Its both. Ram sitting over CPU. CPU solders are actualmprobkem though....caused by poor soldering
Don't bother. The solders points are do tiny they use a computer not hand
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Its both. Ram sitting over CPU. CPU solders are actualmprobkem though....caused by poor soldering
Don't bother. The solders points are do tiny they use a computer not hand
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So in theory reballing both CPU and RAM would solve it? Or is the CPU itself which doesnt work properly?
I know people who have the proper tools to work on small components, i just dont wanna spend on it if even after reballing both turn out the CPU is actually bad like on those nvidia 8800 GTX, which failed anyway after reballing, turning out the problem wasnt the solder but the actual GPU which killed itself.
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So in theory reballing both CPU and RAM would solve it? Or is the CPU itself which doesnt work properly?
I know people who have the proper tools to work on small components, i just dont wanna spend on it if even after reballing both turn out the CPU is actually bad like on those nvidia 8800 GTX, which failed anyway after reballing, turning out the problem wasnt the solder but the actual GPU which killed itself.
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The actual problem is to o components sitting on each other causing excessive heat. Its not a defective CPU or RAM chip. I've seen a video on YouTube where a guy places a thermal paste pad and never has issues again
I'm not isure if it us the actual solder points get screwed up because my device has never looped. You'd have to ask someone to show you pics after a bootloop. But then again if a person was able to fix it with a thermal pad I don't think its the solder points but rather putting something that dissapates the heat off the chips
You cannot mimic a solder point like this. Its too small. Expect to get no guarantee that the solder point will last
Anyone will tell u go get a board or another device. Only people that actually do small work like that are Chinese (not being racist) in my area atleast that have a lot of expierence in fixing electric components. They never guarantee their work though because the work they're asked to do they know they can't mimic a robot
For the money you spend trying to solder you can probably get a new board these days. Mine is a pre release. It has 2gb of ram instead of 3. So did it loop? I don't know. LG doesn't acknowledge it as a loop. They call it a power failure. Does it mean bootloop? Its possible. I'm kinda confused about my phone but I've never seen the axtuql bootloop. Just not being able to power the phone on. No one has a 2gb ram G4 like I do. Did they replace the ram? Beats me...but I can tell you no one else got a G4 with 2gb ram from LG back.
Sorry if I confused you but I meant its the heat and overlay of ram and CPU that causes the problem, whether it actually screwed up the solder points I'm not sure
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The actual problem is to o components sitting on each other causing excessive heat. Its not a defective CPU or RAM chip. I've seen a video on YouTube where a guy places a thermal paste pad and never has issues again
I'm not isure if it us the actual solder points get screwed up because my device has never looped. You'd have to ask someone to show you pics after a bootloop. But then again if a person was able to fix it with a thermal pad I don't think its the solder points but rather putting something that dissapates the heat off the chips
You cannot mimic a solder point like this. Its too small. Expect to get no guarantee that the solder point will last
Anyone will tell u go get a board or another device. Only people that actually do small work like that are Chinese (not being racist) in my area atleast that have a lot of expierence in fixing electric components. They never guarantee their work though because the work they're asked to do they know they can't mimic a robot
For the money you spend trying to solder you can probably get a new board these days. Mine is a pre release. It has 2gb of ram instead of 3. So did it loop? I don't know. LG doesn't acknowledge it as a loop. They call it a power failure. Does it mean bootloop? Its possible. I'm kinda confused about my phone. No one has a 2gb ram G4 like I do. Did they replace the ram? Beats me...but I can tell you no one else got a G4 with 2gb ram from LG back.
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I've seen these small components get their solder balls replaced, it requieres skills but it can be done and as i've seen it thats why im confident on it. But yes im aware it could also go wrong.
I've been thinking and im also guessing it could be flexion damage, like the iphone 6. As the G4 is curved, perhaps a motherbaord screwed too tight, combined with use and heat could be the cause of it bootlooping, hence why it sometimes works again by putting pressure on it.
Actually i made some kind of small 'heatsink' out of folded aluminum foil, compressed it while heating it @ 200°C to get air bubbles out, and used thermal compound so that thingy both makes pressure on to the chip and disipates heat. Worked fine for 4 days then its back to bootloop again.
Thats one odd G4 you got there. I wouldnt mind at all having even 1 GB of RAM if that ment the device is working properly.
You are making me realise im better off buying a new board then putting in those mini cooper heatsinks.
tbh im struggling right now with moneyz so its fixing this, or buying a screen for either my Xperia Arc S (which is slow af thanks to google play services, but cant use any app without them) or for my Moto X 2013 (which looses phone signal when it gets hot until you reboot, also NFC chip doesnt work).
Repairing any of those would cost me something similar so i guess im better off with a new board. You know any trusted seller on ebay?
And thanks a lot for the help :highfive:
I guess by seeing videos they always heat the CPU and the solder points start working again
My phone and ram is just a mystery.
Because they're both right there.... Maybe either one can go. But I always see the CPU getting heated.
I love how none of the videos tell you or show you how easy it is to melt the chip using a blow dryer. Lol
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lRaziel1 said:
I've seen these small components get their solder balls replaced, it requieres skills but it can be done and as i've seen it thats why im confident on it. But yes im aware it could also go wrong.
I've been thinking and im also guessing it could be flexion damage, like the iphone 6. As the G4 is curved, perhaps a motherbaord screwed too tight, combined with use and heat could be the cause of it bootlooping, hence why it sometimes works again by putting pressure on it.
Actually i made some kind of small 'heatsink' out of folded aluminum foil, compressed it while heating it @ 200°C to get air bubbles out, and used thermal compound so that thingy both makes pressure on to the chip and disipates heat. Worked fine for 4 days then its back to bootloop again.
Thats one odd G4 you got there. I wouldnt mind at all having even 1 GB of RAM if that ment the device is working properly.
You are making me realise im better off buying a new board then putting in those mini cooper heatsinks.
tbh im struggling right now with moneyz so its fixing this, or buying a screen for either my Xperia Arc S (which is slow af thanks to google play services, but cant use any app without them) or for my Moto X 2013 (which looses phone signal when it gets hot until you reboot, also NFC chip doesnt work).
Repairing any of those would cost me something similar so i guess im better off with a new board. You know any trusted seller on ebay?
And thanks a lot for the help :highfive:
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Alibaba or aliexpress or eBay. I'd ask the seller for serial boars number. You know its likely good if it starts with a 6. Even better with a 7. If your lucky you'll find one with a 4 like mine....
810 board with 811 T-Mobile software. Takes custom Roma that are aosp based but not lg based....which doesn't matter anymore because lg based ROMs are lollipop based and were at Oreo now.
I don't really have problems with having 1gb ram leas. But occassionaly my phone will become sluggish if I open like 30 things
deltadiesel said:
I guess by seeing videos they always heat the CPU and the solder points start working again
My phone and ram is just a mystery.
Because they're both right there.... Maybe either one can go. But I always see the CPU getting heated.
I love how none of the videos tell you or show you how easy it is to melt the chip using a blow dryer. Lol
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Alibaba or aliexpress or eBay. I'd ask the seller for serial boars number. You know its likely good if it starts with a 6. Even better with a 7. If your lucky you'll find one with a 4 like mine....
810 board with 811 T-Mobile software. Takes custom Roma that are aosp based but not lg based....which doesn't matter anymore because lg based ROMs are lollipop based and were at Oreo now.
I don't really have problems with having 1gb ram leas. But occassionaly my phone will become sluggish if I open like 30 things
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They gave me Toshiba ram instead of Samsung ram I dont know
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They gave me Toshiba ram instead of Samsung ram I dont know
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Heres mine
Also i'd like to keep all my camera's capabilities so no custom ROM for me.
But yeah i went to some sellers and asked about their motherboards serial number and see if at least i can get a 60X
Seems like the only way to get a working phone.
lRaziel1 said:
Heres mine
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Also i'd like to keep all my camera's capabilities so no custom ROM for me.
But yeah i went to some sellers and asked about their motherboards serial number and see if at least i can get a 60X
Seems like the only way to get a working phone.
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Some camera apps are pretty good much better than the stock google camera...users have discussed options in AOSCP thread. But yeah u won't get raw capture with them
Don't bother with serial number starting with 5 they're older motherboards...5 being 2015...when they first came out. 6 2016 7 2017
I can't stand lg stick software its so ugly would of never bought phone if it didn't gave ROMs.
I have two extended batteries and wall charger so I swap out batteries instead if using USB charger...if it wasn't for thus I'd likely be using another phone
deltadiesel said:
Some camera apps are pretty good much better than the stock google camera...users have discussed options in AOSCP thread. But yeah u won't get raw capture with them
Don't bother with serial number starting with 5 they're older motherboards...5 being 2015...when they first came out. 6 2016 7 2017
I can't stand lg stick software its so ugly would of never bought phone if it didn't gave ROMs.
I have two extended batteries and wall charger so I swap out batteries instead if using USB charger...if it wasn't for thus I'd likely be using another phone
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mine is a 509 so yeah i wont pick those.
I mean with the G4 i use the stock LG camera app, not the google camera. LG Camera app on original signed firmware gives best quality imo. I have no problems with LG UI so ill keep it. And yes battery life is a pain but meh hehe, tbh my standars right now are so low that id forgive any flaw if i get a reliable working phone and not one that randomly restarts and bootloops-
So well yes i'll try with a new motherboard, preferably 70X and put a thermal pad on it right away. Thanks a lot for your time
lRaziel1 said:
mine is a 509 so yeah i wont pick those.
I mean with the G4 i use the stock LG camera app, not the google camera. LG Camera app on original signed firmware gives best quality imo. I have no problems with LG UI so ill keep it. And yes battery life is a pain but meh hehe, tbh my standars right now are so low that id forgive any flaw if i get a reliable working phone and not one that randomly restarts and bootloops-
So well yes i'll try with a new motherboard, preferably 70X and put a thermal pad on it right away. Thanks a lot for your time
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Don't touch the new board
I get 27 hours on my extended batteries
deltadiesel said:
Don't touch the new board
I get 27 hours on my extended batteries
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ok you got me at 27 hours lol
but why do you say i shouldnt touch the new board? if its bad thermals what cause the issue in the 1st place
lRaziel1 said:
ok you got me at 27 hours lol
but why do you say i shouldnt touch the new board? if its bad thermals what cause the issue in the 1st place
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Stop focusing on what is wrong with old board and don't try and fix what isn't broken on new board.
Its a rule
Power bear 5000 mah battery
deltadiesel said:
Stop focusing on what is wrong with old board and don't try and fix what isn't broken on new board.
Its a rule
Power bear 5000 mah battery
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fair enough, but its engineered in pretty much the same way inefficient way as they've been doing it since the G3 which also had this problems, so honestly with this phone im not taking any chances, ill just put a little thermal pad and thats all ill do.
that battery requires calibration or just plug n play?
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fair enough, but its engineered in pretty much the same way inefficient way as they've been doing it since the G3 which also had this problems, so honestly with this phone im not taking any chances, ill just put a little thermal pad and thats all ill do.
that battery requires calibration or just plug n play?
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Leave it alone lol
Calibrates after 5 charges
deltadiesel said:
Leave it alone lol
Calibrates after 5 charges
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Was scrolling through my old posts and figured it may be interesting for you to know this.
I baked the SoC with an iron, worked fine for like 2 days, then bootlooped again.
I was broke so I sold it for spare parts rather than getting a new board.
Kinda regret it ngl, but man, battery life was absolutely terrible. Had to charge it AT LEAST, twice a day, and my Poco F3 could go on 3 days if I administered it well, and doesn't heat up.
As of right now, while I have a Poco F3 as mentioned, I have to daily drive an LG G3, for which I am also struggling because it's using Android 6 and some apps I need are not compatible, and I'm struggling to flash a ROM on the verizon version... just troubles over troubles with LG...
same ol', same ol'.