LG G5, Silver 32GB (Verizon Wireless)

16 reviews for LG G5, Silver 32GB (Verizon Wireless)

1. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   M. G (verified owner) – 13 December 2021

   looks new – Rather than upgrade phones I stick with the one I have which has plenty of capability. I recently damaged an LG5 and got this as a backup replacement works fine with their camera control add on which add additional battery If there was one shortcoming of this version it was battery life. However swapping batteries is quite easy.

2. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   N. A (verified owner) – 4 January 2022

   Died, but repaired under warranty – No warning, just died in three months. Thankfully, it was under warranty. Unthankfully, as not being as current model, took a lot of effort to convince LG it was under the one-year warranty. The purchase documents from Amazon finally convinced them, albeit they were sent with the phone to the repair center, but ignored.

3. 

   Rated 1 out of 5

   C. R (verified owner) – 17 January 2022

   These phones were livable until last week. After less than 1 1/2 years one suddenly quit. – We purchased 2 of these phones. They each have issues, but different issues. Mine seems to use battery like no other even though it just sits at home most of the time, while the battery on my husband’s seems to work fine and lasts him all day at work. They both seem to use a lot of data, especially when away from WiFi, even without us actively operating the phone. We do not have unlimited data on our plan, so this causes problems for us. We have done everything we can think of or find in the phones to reduce the data usage, so we’ll see if that improves, but I’ve had to do this repeatedly because previous attempts haven’t solved the issue. I realize a little data is used updating apps, notifications and such, but this is excessive, beyond what previous phones have done. The keyboard doesn’t seem to have the right sensitivity as I am constantly hitting the wrong keys when typing messages. Again, I’ve not had this issue with other phones. Its annoying to have to constantly correct inadvertent mistakes. I use the fingerprint option, my husband does not, so I can only speak for one phone here. For whatever reason, this functionality does not work well when logging into/waking up the phone. However, when I use it for apps, such as the bank, it works just fine then. I don’t know if its our carrier (Verizon) or the antenna, but we don’t get good reception with these for phone calls even when in urban areas or highly traveled highways where you’d expect the signal to be good. Lots of dropped calls because of this. There are a number of other quirks, but I can’t think of all of them right now. So basically, the phone works, but its quite frustrating. If the phone had been more expensive I would give it an even lower rating.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   R. O (verified owner) – 5 February 2022

   A fine phone – The G5 is near the pinnacle of phone design for me. At the very top, the ability to replace the battery puts it head and shoulders above other phones I have used in the past, as failing battery capacity is the most common reason they become unusable. While I am mostly just using this device for standard phone calls, I have been pleasantly surprised about how well it can handle most any app thrown at it. And it has no trouble running Oreo; I suspect it could run Pie as well, if LG was interested in continuing support for the phone.

5. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   M. G (verified owner) – 13 April 2022

   looks new – Rather than upgrade phones I stick with the one I have which has plenty of capability. I recently damaged an LG5 and got this as a backup replacement works fine with their camera control add on which add additional battery If there was one shortcoming of this version it was battery life. However swapping batteries is quite easy.

6. 

   Rated 2 out of 5

   H. L (verified owner) – 27 April 2022

   Works fine but needs a new screen and battery – Battery is junk and the screen has burn in on screen , so now I have to buy and replace the screen and buy a new battery , other then that the phone works fine, speaker sounds nice

7. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   B. R (verified owner) – 18 May 2022

   Great phone! – I accidentally ordered this and was upset when I couldn’t cancel the order (5 minutes later). It’s the best (but expensive) accidental purchase I’ve ever made. I had an S6, gave that to my kid, haven’t looked back. Battery life is not consistent, but I rarely need to charge it throughout the day. The camera is great; I love all of the manual settings. For the first time since buying my S6, I haven’t been watching prices for a new phone.

8. 

   Rated 3 out of 5

   J. M (verified owner) – 24 May 2022

   Great phone- Still using since 2016 to now going into 2021 – What LG G5 does well:

9. 

   Rated 2 out of 5

   H. L (verified owner) – 3 August 2022

   Works fine but needs a new screen and battery – Battery is junk and the screen has burn in on screen , so now I have to buy and replace the screen and buy a new battery , other then that the phone works fine, speaker sounds nice

10. 

    Rated 4 out of 5

    N. A (verified owner) – 1 September 2022

    Died, but repaired under warranty – No warning, just died in three months. Thankfully, it was under warranty. Unthankfully, as not being as current model, took a lot of effort to convince LG it was under the one-year warranty. The purchase documents from Amazon finally convinced them, albeit they were sent with the phone to the repair center, but ignored.

11. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    R. O (verified owner) – 21 October 2022

    A fine phone – The G5 is near the pinnacle of phone design for me. At the very top, the ability to replace the battery puts it head and shoulders above other phones I have used in the past, as failing battery capacity is the most common reason they become unusable. While I am mostly just using this device for standard phone calls, I have been pleasantly surprised about how well it can handle most any app thrown at it. And it has no trouble running Oreo; I suspect it could run Pie as well, if LG was interested in continuing support for the phone.

12. 

    Rated 3 out of 5

    J. M (verified owner) – 3 November 2022

    Great phone- Still using since 2016 to now going into 2021 – What LG G5 does well:

13. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    B. R (verified owner) – 7 November 2022

    Great phone! – I accidentally ordered this and was upset when I couldn’t cancel the order (5 minutes later). It’s the best (but expensive) accidental purchase I’ve ever made. I had an S6, gave that to my kid, haven’t looked back. Battery life is not consistent, but I rarely need to charge it throughout the day. The camera is great; I love all of the manual settings. For the first time since buying my S6, I haven’t been watching prices for a new phone.

14. 

    Rated 4 out of 5

    O. B (verified owner) – 21 November 2022

    Good working phone New battery – The phone is identical as the one I currently have. Came with New battery, good working condition. Great shipping, and price.

15. 

    Rated 1 out of 5

    C. R (verified owner) – 10 December 2022

    These phones were livable until last week. After less than 1 1/2 years one suddenly quit. – We purchased 2 of these phones. They each have issues, but different issues. Mine seems to use battery like no other even though it just sits at home most of the time, while the battery on my husband’s seems to work fine and lasts him all day at work. They both seem to use a lot of data, especially when away from WiFi, even without us actively operating the phone. We do not have unlimited data on our plan, so this causes problems for us. We have done everything we can think of or find in the phones to reduce the data usage, so we’ll see if that improves, but I’ve had to do this repeatedly because previous attempts haven’t solved the issue. I realize a little data is used updating apps, notifications and such, but this is excessive, beyond what previous phones have done. The keyboard doesn’t seem to have the right sensitivity as I am constantly hitting the wrong keys when typing messages. Again, I’ve not had this issue with other phones. Its annoying to have to constantly correct inadvertent mistakes. I use the fingerprint option, my husband does not, so I can only speak for one phone here. For whatever reason, this functionality does not work well when logging into/waking up the phone. However, when I use it for apps, such as the bank, it works just fine then. I don’t know if its our carrier (Verizon) or the antenna, but we don’t get good reception with these for phone calls even when in urban areas or highly traveled highways where you’d expect the signal to be good. Lots of dropped calls because of this. There are a number of other quirks, but I can’t think of all of them right now. So basically, the phone works, but its quite frustrating. If the phone had been more expensive I would give it an even lower rating.

16. 

    Rated 4 out of 5

    O. B (verified owner) – 11 December 2022

    Good working phone New battery – The phone is identical as the one I currently have. Came with New battery, good working condition. Great shipping, and price.