LG G4 - After The Buzz, Episode 49 | Pocketnow
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- Most new device launches go the same way: usually the press gets review units before they’re widely available, and we get to use them for a few days or a week if we’re lucky as we work on our review.
Then press day arrives. The embargo on media coverage lifts, and everyone posts their reviews and videos at the same time. It’s a huge frenzy, commenters go nuts, and it’s a giant explosion of frantic opinion-sharing activity.
For about … a day. And then it all goes away. Sure, there’s followup coverage as people find bugs and hidden features, but after that initial blast, not many people revisit the device to see how it feels a few months later, because everyone’s already focused on the next big deal coming down the pipe.
So let’s do something about that. Let’s see how we feel about devices when they’re not shiny and new anymore. This is After The Buzz.
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In the ever changing world of flagship smartphones, the latest trend for 2015 was sadly to iPhonize them… which means that a Thin and light premium design is far more important than a feature-packed phone. Replaceable batteries took a back seat to a sealed chassis, and if you crave more storage, be ready to pay more for a unit that offers it.
LG is one of the few knights in shinning armor that actually defied the trend in a completely opposite direction. The lessons learned from the sealed and non-expandable Optimus G and G2 were somewhat solved with the G3, but we all know that that particular phone tried too hard to innovate and accomplished too little, up to the point where it left most of us already wanting to see the company’s successor.
I was one of those, and after watching Michael’s review of the LG G4 back in May, let’s just say I jumped on it as quick as I could. So far I’ve been rocking this AT&T unit since September, and some things have been great, others, not so much. Watch After The Buzz, Episode 49 on the LG G4 to learn more.
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you and fisher are my favorite on the pocket now team
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Amen. Hayato is pretty cool too
+kapil deshmukh he sounds and looks stoned all the time lol
+kapil deshmukh Hayato Left about a month ago, soooooo
+Đorđe Milosavljevic Well that didn't last long.
Great video! Don't get many reviews after the buzz 👍
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after getting used to the double tap wake up and sleep on my G4, i dont think i would ever bother with a fingerprint scanner.
i dont even use the button on the back at all.
its not like i have state secrets that i need to hide
I have been so frustrated with the G4 until now. Marshmallow has helped so much. The software annoyances have been fixed like that damn notification panel, the battery is better.. Getting roughly 30-45m more than lollipop. Very happy with the phone.. And Maaan that camera 😍
How did the update fix the notification panel??
+Henley Ramoodit the behaviour of the notification panel... Before marshmallow you could expand a notification whilst having the quick toggles open. You had to hide the toggles to then expand. It's fine now.
+Vai Rostampour They removed Knock Code, or they restored it with update?
15lumen they still have it, I believe they require you to set up a more complicated code. I haven't tested it.. I don't use knock code.
can you check if it is?
don't really need the 2nd screen of the V10 and its size. living without fingerprint scanner was fine before, it s not because most phones have it, that it is mandatory so I am ok with what the g4 has to offer.
agreed!
you are not alone. I still don't understand why finger print scanners are so important.
I agree as well. The G4 is like LG's take on the Galaxy S6, while the V10 is like their version of the Note 5. You know the V10 has more features, but the average consumer shouldn't necessarily care about them. The added manual controls for video is awesome, but not a tool for the average consumer, the second display is a little bit of a gimmick and the added size is enough to put most people off. The fingerprint scanner, better sound output and more premium design is what I think most consumers will be looking at.
+rnagic
The reason why tech companies are starting to implement the fingerprint scanner is due solely on capitalism (credit card usage) and instant gratification, where we don't want to waste seconds of typing a pin code or in G4's case the knock code. "Not in five seconds, ten seconds or twenty seconds, WE WANT IT NOW!"
+Ganning220 dude. the Knock code is still faster than most fingerprint scanners to date. and it's much more secure. especially when nobody knows about knock code
The LG G4 is amazing, I got it mainly for its price tag, here in Australia a 32GB LG G4 (leather back) cost me $495AUD where as my brother payed $1280AUD for an iPhone 6s with 64gb (Not the plus version either).
On top of that, I get better battery life, I have a better camera, I can remove the back and replace the battery in the future, I can add an SD card storage up-to 200GB, I have a crispier 1440p display.
While the iPhone is an amazing phone too and I respect both companies, he only gets Force Touch and a slight boost in performance while gaming due to the A9 chip and lower resolution screen. I don't game on my phone and never will, nor did I find Force touch anything but a gimmick really, I also love the unibody of the iPhone but hate the lack of customisability of storage/removable back-cover.
Lastly, the OS, which is completely personal, I love how Android can be both Simple & complicated, where as with IOS you are stuck with just "Simple", can't mod anything, can't move anything, I'm not even a heavy tweaker, still running stock OS but I just love to customize my screen to my liking and make it completely minimal with a single widget for my calendar.
TLDR: LG G4 > iPhone 6s :D
+Mike S agreed, I feel like the iPhone pricing can be very cruel on some regions, LG on the other hand usually have better value on those regions/countries
+Mike S Good for you! Everyone has their opinion and I respect yours. I can't say that I share yours but I find it hard to believe that someone thinks Force Touch is a gimmick.
It let's you skip unnecessary steps so you are more productive. It also enhances the in-app experience by making it more fluid, smooth and convenient.
So why do you think it's a gimmick?
Thomas Vanhelden I just found it pointless and quite awkward to press, a lot of the times it saw it as a drag rather then a force and I feel like I'm damaging the phone each time I press hard on it, I don't know just never liked the ideology of it from the beginning. Also, when I was using it (I used my dads 6s for quite some time), I found that at first it was like "oh cool!" then I completely forgot about it and didn't really have the need for it. Only native apps supported it and every other app didn't utilize it (I'm sure devs will eventually though).
Again, I didn't say it *IS* a gimmick, I'm sure other people like it but to me personally it made absolute no difference to me whether I had it on an iPhone or not, to *ME* its a gimmick but as I said to others like your self its a useful feature.
Mike S I can live with that but I do think you should give it another try. You say only native apps supported it but that's not the case anymore. All of the most popular apps now support it both on the home screen and inside the app (peek & pop). Even some Google apps support it now.
It's a totally different experience since you've last used it.
I do understand what you're saying though. How you feel about 3D touch is how I feel about the customization of Android. I didn't care if it was there or not, I completely forgot about it and didn't really have a need for it.
Mike S I'm quite excited about the prospect of 3d touch on games, would be nice to someday be able to play a more realistic racing games while using the 3d touch screen as the pedal with pressure sensitivity, like triggers on a console controller.
But as of now, we're not there yet.
Watching from my G4! Love it! Can't wait for the g5! Said to have a metal body And fingerprint with the 820 chip
+Jayy Vee I like everything about this phone except the software.. It's so ugly and inconsistent :/
+Salim El Yabouri I like this UI, but indeed it's quite inconsistent. I have problem to find few options. How to hide volume bar from notifications?
+15lumen I have the G3, so I may be able to help. If you scroll through your notification toggles, there should be an "edit" button all the way on the right. Clicking on it gives you the option of enabling and disabling the toggles, as well as the brightness and volume bars.
+Salim El Yabouri only ugly thing are the app icons
+Gabe Altier Thanks, i knew i saw it somewhere.
Best review ever!! Couldn't be more accurate & perfect. Hats off Jaime!
Why do you have a weather widget for Oradea , Romania? :)
I feel more connected to Pocketnow than any other tech news channel. You guys are awesome +Pocketnow
i'm looking for a good flagship phone with replaceable batteries and lg g4 seems pretty good but there's this notorious problem about bootloops. is there a fix for it or it just happened that your version never suffered from it?
wow, I just realized I'm watching this a complete year later, exactly.
LG should had continued with the design language of G4. Fine leather back option, gentle curved screen, dual SIM cards with external memory all at the same time. G5 is just not there. It looks like any other phones and the chin attachment breaks the smooth continuity.
Bring the G4 lineage with the G6!
I've been using a G4 for about 2 months (mostly as my daily driver). absolutely love it! the camera is the best I've ever used, the feel in hand with its curves is great for people with smaller hands (such as me) it also keeps the camera from touch the surface when layed on its back. Black leather makes this device look as premium as anything else out there.
Sure the software could be better, as with any device really.
Lack of fingerprint scanner was a bit of a let down, but not enough for me to switch for a V10.
While the V10 has the second screen, fingerprint scanner and an extra gig of ram, it still has the same camera, same SD808. Not really enough to invoke as a "must have".
LG G4 is a solid device, and with Marshmallow on the way, I see it being a keeper, at least for a while longer.
Love these videos!
When the tone turns from Michael Fisher to Jaime Rivera, it feels soooo Pocket Daily XD
Hello everyone I bought a brand new LG G4 brown version, but after a month, it splits my screen, and the colors go crazy , is it a software or hardware problem..thanx
This is great, keep it up with After The Buzz series.
What about the possible bootloop issue? Is it worth buying lg g4 despite that?
Watching after the buzz while I have a buzz 🍃🍂🍃🍂🍃
What's the weather widget you use? It can be seen around the 4:08 mark. BTW I'm also from Oradea and I haven't bumped into Anton yet. But I do feel a bit proud :D
is the G4 ux.4 fluid and fun to use such as Touch wiz ? i don't know if i'm into to Lg's software layer ? tell me what u think of it honestly so that i decide if i'll get one or no :)
What kind of micro SD card do you use? also can you do a video on your most used widgets/ apps considering you dont use a lot of LG's built in applications
How'd you like the gear s2 you're wearing?
I miss my g4 US991. Any where I can get another one that's working? At least as a backup phone
Jaime:
Please tell me where you got the background music for this video. Muito Obrigado! BTW, Great Video!
Anyone else get the bootloop of death on their LG G4?
Razmataz
no
Yup
hey jaime. should i get the g4 or the note4. i heard the g4 has the better camera. but which has the better battery life
I think this video was done too early. The G4 is still the flagship smartphone of LG. It was the one to recieve the marshmallow update first. I dont think LG made the V10 as a patched G4 replacement, but rather as a note 5/s5edge+ competitor, since it is much larger than the G4, has a secondary display and a completley different design. I got my G4 right after it launched and I still love it very much!
Cool video. Well produced. Good camera work and editing. Good walk-through, well explained, nice voice, good speed - not too fast. Liked it :-)
I really love this series.
I think I'm the only one who like LG's ui
I like LG's UI after its been modded in a custom rom especially since the stock rom is like potential that can be expanded in a custom rom (stock based)
I like LG's UI quite a bit myself.
+go minic LG UI is clean, people over-exaggerate a lot and 90% of the ones crying about it don't even own an LG G4 or they've owned something like the LG G2 3 years ago and compare it to today >_>
+go mini I like it too.
+Mike S Lol I still have the G2 and I love the UI on it. Hell, I don't even feel like upgrading to the G4 until next year or so, cause I bought my G2 last year. Yes, it's a 2013 model, but my unit was produced in 2014 so, not upgrading until late 2016. Maybe, I'll even buy the G5 when it comes out.
Wow, Jaime did a really thorough job here. Perfect job man, loved every bit....
any overheating issues like on my G3?
If this phone is 73% screen to phone what was the G3? I liked that feature on the G3 and wish they would have kept that on the G4.
My G4 has been factory reset 4 times and it still lags and stutters and I don't know when android marshmellow will get released for my G4 considering i'm from Canada.....should have gotten a nexus.
what is that device at 1:24?
I've had the g4 for just over four months and I love it...I am one who doesn't need a fingerprint scanner...didn't need it back in the day..don't need it now ... I'm happy with on screen password!! the G4 is currently the best phone I've used and its a pleasure to own one...the camera is just phenomenal
Did you follow up on the note 4 😢
I've started following Pocketnow on TH-cam since 2 months approx. This is the only video in which Jaime is talking slower than usual. Poetry...!!! 😂😂😂
Great review - Love the look of watch you're wearing. I take it's a smart watch. Please could you tell me the make and model?
Hi, Great idea! (after the buzz). Did LG ever follow up and fix the software problem? Did LG update to a newer Android OS? I'm looking for a truly excellent budget phone. Thanks.
2 Questions:
1) Is it possible to put the menu button in the Android buttons, bottom row? I heard you can long press on the "Task switcher" button to get the menu button, but this doesn't work with all Android apps, and I'd like to have a dedicated button anyways
2) This phone come with a quick charge cable (where it goes from something like 10% battery life to 70% in an hour, as opposed to some straight up gain like 15% per hour)? At the very least, it can quick charge (even if we need to buy the cable separately?
im currently using the black leather G4 and yeah it is consistently being a BEAST in terms of performance
i'm from the philippines and i bought this 2 days ago with a whopping 3 year warranty. expandable memory and removable battery, and dual sim slots got me sold on this g4.
Waiting for the G4 vs V10 comparison.
me too. the V10 wins in every way so that's maybe why they haven't done one yet. I'll still watch it tho.
+Chester Foster except battery life
+Shaun Lew yes
+Shaun Lew nah battery is about the same it fluctuates like crazy too
+ECDT1089 Check out Flossy Carters V10 vs G4 review
G4 has a solid display
Get after the buzz video,explain a lot question on this phone I had. Nailed it !
can someone plz explain what after the buzz means?
finally this video I'm looking for
Great throw back! Am I the only one who noticed the pauses though? lol
looking for a new phone on the used market. $318 for a g4 and $275 for an m9. what phone would you recommend and why?
writing this post and watching this video again in 2017 on the best phone I ever owned..the awesome LGG4..
Upgraded from the G4 to the V10 after 3 months for $0 down. Gotta love T-Mobile.
where did u find the case Jamie?
Damn, filming daily videos and then a full video review. Where do you find the time?
Jaime, Outstanding - as always.
I was about to buy LG G4 but can someone tell me if someone does encounter a touch problem? cause im seeing someone having problems when tapping and having some problems with touches and encounter some "ghost touches" hope my question will be answered.
when i first use my new g4, the touch problem was actually real. but the problem is now solved after an update from lg about a month ago. and guess what, everything is so smooth since then. hope that helps :)
But the price comes into play, I believe in some market the G4 is half the price of the V10, so is that worth getting over the V10?
Definitely
Wonderfully Initiated & Nicely Concluded.. One of my favourate video of After The Buzz.. You Rightly Said, Apart From LG Skin Everything is Shining Bright For LG G4
does anyone know when marshmallow comes to europe (in my case Austria)? I've been waiting since they announced it in october
I live in The Netherlands and I already have Android 6.0. I used LG Bridge to install it on my G4. You should give that a try.
where is the S6 and S6 edge after the buzz ??
I love those reviews
you use gear s2, Jaime?
Still loving that sky blue leather back cover in 2018 👏👍
Love how this phone ages just like my favourite set of jeans....
Lg deserves credit for the design in a time when cold metal slabs are considered "premium"....
Also is anyone getting a but where no comments are showing on any video?
hey, i wanted to know if this is still a good buy? i was sticking for note 7 but now thats not gonna happen v10 and/or v20 is mostly not going to be launched in my country.. i hate the g5(modular design) so i was confused between oneplus 3 and lg g4(I'm sticking towards g4 due to brand support)
i dont mind fingerprint scanner! i want better screen and i hate s7!
am i the only one who loves the first 20 sec of after the buzz;)
Naturally. It's Michael Fisher.
Hey, where is your Nexus 9 After the Buzz?
+Bob Devereux The only buzz was the buzzing of a shredder as it tore apart the Nexus 9.
+Elton Arteaga Nice reply
the only Buzz on the n9 comes from the shit their speakers and creaky case build.
+Mark Moore you've got the comment of the day!
I have to say I just watched this video tonight after getting an LG G4 today. I have been using a Nexus 5 since December of 2013 and I wanted a new phone but could not fathom the prices for the G5 of S7 phones. I found the G4 online for 290 dollars with shipping. If its not a perfect phone I am very happy with it for the price and if I get tired of it in a year, i'm sure I can pick up this years flagships, next year, at a reduced price as well. Sometimes it pays to wait. :)
When you called your name during introduction for a sec I thought you are gonna say 'I am JR with PocketNow and this is PocketNow daily'
Are current LG G4's offered by carriers in 2017 not affected by this defect? Can anyone confirm?
450€ for the G4 compared to 699€+ for the Nexus 6P, Galaxy S6, iPhone, V10 etc. combined with a expandable storage, great camera and leather back makes it a pretty good choice in my opinion.
Let's hope LG will keep going this path with its G5.
Still rocking the G4
would you say its worth buying now? as im in a country where v10 and/or v20 wont launch plus i hate the g5 design!
Sumeet Chawla it's still a great phone
Deathstroke 87 thank you :)
Been using the G4 since launch, tried some other phones in between but have always come back to the G4 and still using it. Great phone. I kind of liked the G5 but still waiting for V20. You should wait till it actually launches, some shops do sell them by importing although might not have warranty.
RivalBro just wish LG would do something about those bootloop issues
I'm a g4 owner, and I agree 100% with pretty much every point mentioned. Especially about the v10.
ive had this phone since day 1 launch and its slwy going down hill i can bearly get a charge my battery blows an d corgot about keeping one or more app open my phone locks up and freezes im going to a blackberry
Have been rocking the G4 since spring this year and I must say I love this phone. No lag whatsoever, the phone works like a dream. I must admit that I'm not a huge fan of the default launcher by LG nor the keyboard, but thanks to Android I'm using Google Now Launcher and Google keyboard. The only thing I'm missing is Android 6.0 upgrade, otherwise nothing to complain.
You are a great youtuber and your thoughts are good
My favourite series on the channel. Love to know how phones age, especially to see if mine is the same as the others.
where is the z5 compact review?
The top of my LG G4 cracked when I dropped it out of my trouser pocket on to tiled floor there is now a crack on the top plastic bezel. Also I live in the UK and I havn't got the Marshmallow update yet. I should've waited for the LG V10... :(
Great video. But do you really find the lack of a fingerprint scanner that big a deal?
I love my lg g4, never lagged even once, the UI was customizable yet simple, not so complicated like samsung. Not to mention the camera, specially the front cam, in video mode it acts like a go pro haha
will this get android 7.0?
Sooooooo where's the S6's After The Buzz? And the HTC M9? Counting these are older.
I just got the G4 a week ago. Outside of battery life (really hope Marshmallow can fix that), I've been happy with it.
I'll come back later, my eyes cant handle 360p
I own G4 and I'm really happy with it. I liked the software from the beginning. I use some of it's features every day. If you don't need a fingerptint sensor you will be really happy with this phone.
The thing is, the V10 does NOT offer anything substantial over the G4. The only reason I'd recommend the V10 over the G4 is if someone told me they simple have to have the fingerprint scanner and a phone that doubles as a dinner tray. Except no one asks for either of those.
Got this phone recently from Black Friday. Really loving this phone, camera is awesome. upgraded from a Nexus 5. Not really worried about the fingerprint scanner, the scanner at the back doesnt make sense for me on LG V10 or Nexus 5x 6p etc..
LG G4 was my favourite ever phone until I dropped it whilst frightening a fox causing the screen to smash. I can still hear the fox laughing.
can anyone tell me how to like comments using the TH-cam Android app
Wow Jaime doing a review... haven't seen that in a while. Top stuff.
There is a GFE regarding the LG Optimus G within this video-- the versipn shown in the video is the ATT version that while it lacks an interchangable battery, is expandable in terms of storage. the Sprint version and most international versions, however, are non expandable for the most part.
Great review
If those were your negative points, then I'm more over the fence about the G4 than I was before. I don't care for a F-scanner and the battery life thing I can fight with (which I'm currently doing on my s4). Thank you for the work in putting out this video.
Excellent video once again.
The V10 is the only phone I would take to give up the iPhone.
is it still worth it to get it in January 2017 ?
Mohd Ashraf definitely
Dude, anduviste visitando Honduras, nice! :D