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What should I do with my Nexus 5x?
Posted on 1/29/17 at 11:09 pm
Posted on 1/29/17 at 11:09 pm
It was doing what everyone else's 5x seemed to be doing, restarting on it's own more and more often. I bought it Feb 9th on last year so I was planning on waiting for it to get stuck in bootloop before sending it in to LG to either have them replace the mainboard or send me a G5, which they have done for many other owners, but about a week ago it suddenly stopped resetting. Now I'm worried if I send it in they'll just send it back to me and I'll be without a decent phone for 3 weeks or so for no reason.
Should I send it in anyway? Try to sell it on craigslist? The 1 year warranty is about to expire.
Should I send it in anyway? Try to sell it on craigslist? The 1 year warranty is about to expire.
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Posted on 1/29/17 at 11:33 pm to el duderino III
Microwave it.
Posted on 1/30/17 at 5:37 am to el duderino III
I doubt they'll even test it, to be honest.
Posted on 1/30/17 at 9:44 am to Givens
So you think they would just assume it's having the same problems as the other one and replace the mainboard? Is it possible that LG somehow snuck in a software patch that helped to alleviate or at least delay the issue?
Posted on 1/30/17 at 9:53 am to el duderino III
Mine has been working a little better over the last couple of weeks. It's still susceptible to freezing but now its usually once every 2 or 3 days as opposed to 8 times a day. Still not acceptable but a lot better than it was.
My newest issue is my power button is becoming mushy. I might need to try and clean it out with some alcohol. Probably has some dust/lent in there that is causing it to not be clicky.
My newest issue is my power button is becoming mushy. I might need to try and clean it out with some alcohol. Probably has some dust/lent in there that is causing it to not be clicky.
Posted on 1/30/17 at 9:59 am to bbap
I must be in the minority. I haven't had a single hiccup with mine. I'm rooted and running a 7.1.1 ROM.
Posted on 1/30/17 at 10:58 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
See I figured this had to be at least in part a software issue. It made zero sense that it could be a solely a hardware issue if the problem only started after a software change.
Posted on 1/30/17 at 12:16 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
quote:
I must be in the minority.
You more than likely are.
Posted on 1/30/17 at 12:17 pm to el duderino III
quote:
See I figured this had to be at least in part a software issue. It made zero sense that it could be a solely a hardware issue if the problem only started after a software change.
It makes sense if the software upgrade required the hardware to overwork itself and caused the solder to mess up.
Posted on 1/30/17 at 1:01 pm to bbap
Mine bootlooped right after New Year's. I bought from Project Fi, so Google replaced it immediately with a refurbed 5x. That one never bootlooped, but it was laggy, would randomly reboot, browser would crash etc. Called Google again and they wanted to send another replacement. I refused and requested a refund. They had to "escalate" my request. I was transferred around 3 times and they kept trying to send me a replacement. I kept refusing and asking for a refund. They finally complied and credited back my credit card full purchase price. frick LG and that piece of shite phone.
Posted on 1/30/17 at 1:16 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
quote:Same.
I must be in the minority. I haven't had a single hiccup with mine
Posted on 1/30/17 at 2:06 pm to bbap
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It makes sense if the software upgrade required the hardware to overwork itself and caused the solder to mess up.
You think running a custom kernel helped?
Posted on 1/30/17 at 2:09 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
I havent the slightest clue really. And i don't have any theories of my own. I'm just repeating theories i've read on the nexus 5x subreddit. 
Posted on 1/30/17 at 3:29 pm to SirSaintly
I bought mine with Project Fi in November. The phone operates fine for me, though the screen did get a line crack without much effort which I'm not happy about. Thankfully, I bought it with a credit card that will cover the cost of fixing the screen, I just have to jump through their hoops.
Kind of hard to complain with my phone bill going down from >$70 with Verizon to $40-$50 now.
Kind of hard to complain with my phone bill going down from >$70 with Verizon to $40-$50 now.
This post was edited on 1/30/17 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 1/30/17 at 9:34 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
I've never had a problem with my 5x. It's over a year old now. Running 7.1.1. Honestly still find the battery life to be fine too. For a $250 phone I'd call that a pretty stellar value.
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