A nice phone on paper but has hardware issues

The phone looks very nice, has a very good specs on paper, and the price is very attractive. However, this phone has a lot of hardware issues. I have the phone for 1 day and have to return it back. The phone showed the following problems: 1. Half screen did not work. The screen split into two parts horizontally, and half worked. The other half showed a static signal. So the phone was not usable at all. It happened on both Android OS v5.1.1 (Lollipop) and v6.0 (Marshmallow). That means it is not the software problem, but rather the hardware problem. 2. Overheating problem. A short usage (30 min) of the phone with some downloading and setting made the phone back feeling hot. In winter, it would be good to warm your hand, but at room temp you wouldn't want to hold it. Overheating may cause performance problem. Other reported problems: with these two problems, I can not use the phone, and have to return it after one day. Besides the above problems, many people reported that the phone has root loop issue on manufacturing date before 09/2015, and also after 09/2015. I am lucky to have the screen problem on first day, so I can return it back. If these issues happened after 1 year warranty expired, you may have to repair it using your own money. Even worse, there are reports that after LG replaced the board assuming that it fixed the root loot problem, the root loot problem comes back again after short period. That means even LG does not know how to fix the problem. It is pure luck if you get a good or bad LG phone. Who wants a $300 phone waiting for the hardware problems to come anytime? So be wise: stay away from LG phones.Read full review

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