LG V10 battery life test
The LG V10 garnered a very positive response from our readers and it is indeed an excellent phone. It has two potential drawbacks – the Snapdragon 808 doesn’t have the best GPU for 3D gaming and the 3,000mAh battery is a bit too small for a phone of this size and weight.
Indeed, the LG G2 – a noticeably smaller and lighter phone from 2013 – had a 3,000mAh battery and it didn’t have a huge, high-res 5.7" QHD display to feed.
And then there's the second screen. LG could have gone with AMOLED, but chose a more complicated engineering solution to keep the second screen always on in a power efficient way. We ran a standby test with the screen on and off and found that it leads to a 70% increase in standby power draw.
Still, the impact on the endurance rating isn’t huge, it goes down from 56h when the second screen is off to 46 hours. You'll get around two days of moderate usage in either case. There's an option to enable the second screen only when the main display is on, if you want to stretch out the battery.
The talk time of under 17 hours was a little disappointing. The LG G Flex2 lasted an hour longer and the Galaxy S6 edge+ almost doubled the result, both have the same 3,000mAh capacity.
Talk time
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Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
46:44h -
Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
33:20h -
Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
33:19h -
Oppo R7 Plus
30:46h -
OnePlus 2
30:29h -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
30:29h -
Motorola DROID Turbo
30:09h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
29:46h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
29:46h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
29:46h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
29:46h -
HTC One (M8) for Windows
28:34h -
Samsung Galaxy Note5
28:34h -
Nokia Lumia 1520
28:34h -
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
28:31h -
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE
28:25h -
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
28:23h -
Samsung Galaxy S5
27:37h -
Sony Xperia Z1
26:53h -
Samsung Galaxy S6 active
26:29h -
Motorola Moto X Play
26:28h -
Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
25:45h -
LG G3
25:38h -
LG G Pro 2
25:37h -
LG G Flex
25:19h -
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
25:16h -
LG G2
25:15h -
Huawei Ascend Mate
25:12h -
BlackBerry Passport
25:12h -
Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
25:12h -
Motorola Nexus 6
25:03h -
Samsung Galaxy A8
25:02h -
Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
25:02h -
Alcatel Hero
25:02h -
Oppo N1
25:01h -
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
24:52h -
Sony Xperia Z Ultra
24:23h -
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
23:49h -
LG AKA
23:20h -
Sony Xperia Z3
23:13h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
23:09h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
23:09h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
23:09h -
Oppo R7
22:58h -
Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
22:42h -
Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
22:36h -
Motorola Moto X Style
22:23h -
ZTE Nubia Z9
22:20h -
Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
22:16h -
Sony Xperia Z2
22:13h -
Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
22:13h -
HTC One Max
22:13h -
Lenovo ZUK Z1
22:13h -
Nokia Lumia 1020
22:13h -
Nokia Lumia 1320
22:13h -
Sony Xperia C3 Dual
22:11h -
Meizu MX4 Pro
22:09h -
Yota YotaPhone 2
22:09h -
Samsung ATIV SE
22:05h -
Xiaomi Redmi Note
21:41h -
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
21:39h -
Motorola RAZR MAXX
21:18h -
Xiaomi Mi 4i
21:02h -
Meizu m2 note
20:55h -
LG Optimus G Pro E985
20:45h -
HTC One M9
20:44h -
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
20:42h -
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
20:24h -
Motorola RAZR i XT890
20:07h -
Huawei Ascend Mate7
20:06h -
Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
20:04h -
Samsung Galaxy E7
20:04h -
Samsung Galaxy A3
20:04h -
Oppo Find 7
20:03h -
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
20:01h -
BlackBerry Q10
20:00h -
OnePlus One
19:56h -
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
19:55h -
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
19:54h -
Sony Xperia SP
19:49h -
Samsung Galaxy S6
19:48h -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
19:48h -
Sony Xperia T3
19:48h -
HTC Butterfly 2
19:23h -
HTC Butterfly S
19:14h -
HTC Desire Eye
19:11h -
Oppo R819
19:03h -
Asus PadFone X
18:45h -
Samsung Galaxy J7
18:37h -
Xiaomi Mi 4c
18:31h -
Huawei P8lite ALE-L04
18:25h -
Xiaomi Mi 4
18:15h -
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
18:12h -
Oppo Find 7a
18:11h -
LG G2 mini
18:11h -
Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
18:03h -
Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
18:02h -
Samsung Galaxy A5
18:02h -
LG G Flex2
17:51h -
Sony Xperia ZR
17:48h -
HTC One (E8)
17:47h -
Huawei P8lite
17:38h -
Nokia Lumia 735
17:30h -
vivo X5Max
17:23h -
Sony Xperia Z5
17:13h -
Huawei Honor 6
17:13h -
Lenovo K3 Note
17:13h -
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
17:09h -
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
16:57h -
vivo X5Pro
16:57h -
HTC Desire 700 dual sim
16:56h -
Acer Liquid Jade S
16:51h -
Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
16:41h -
LG V10
16:40h -
Sony Xperia M2
16:40h -
Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
16:40h -
Nokia Lumia 930
16:40h -
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
16:40h -
LG G4
16:40h -
Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
16:39h -
Motorola Moto E
16:38h -
Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
16:38h -
Meizu MX4
16:25h -
Sony Xperia Z3+
16:13h -
Sony Xperia Z
16:03h -
Samsung Galaxy K zoom
16:01h -
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
15:51h -
Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM
15:50h -
Microsoft Lumia 435
15:50h -
Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe ZE551ML
15:47h -
Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML
15:47h -
Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
15:32h -
LG Optimus G E975
15:30h -
Archos 50 Diamond
15:23h -
Sony Xperia ZL
15:22h -
Nokia Lumia 720
15:17h -
ZTE Blade S6
15:01h -
Nokia Lumia 830
14:56h -
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual
14:53h -
Meizu m1 note
14:53h -
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra
14:53h -
Xiaomi Redmi 1S
14:51h -
HTC Desire 816
14:46h -
Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)
14:45h -
Alcatel Idol X+
14:41h -
Huawei Honor 7
14:33h -
Xiaomi Mi Note
14:31h -
BlackBerry Q5
14:31h -
Sony Xperia E3
14:28h -
Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
14:24h -
Microsoft Lumia 532
14:24h
The web browsing time proved average, lasting around 8 and a half hours. The AMOLED-based G Flex2 lags significantly behind, but the S6 edge+ is ahead by a couple of hours (different AMOLED tech).
Web browsing
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Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
16:41h -
Sony Xperia E4
16:40h -
Samsung Galaxy S6 active
16:25h -
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE
15:05h -
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
14:52h -
Sony Xperia Z5
14:35h -
Meizu MX4
14:06h -
Huawei Ascend Mate7
13:53h -
Huawei P8
13:32h -
Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
13:14h -
HTC Butterfly 2
13:11h -
Meizu m1 note
13:05h -
Huawei Honor 6
12:59h -
Sony Xperia C
12:45h -
Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
12:42h -
Nokia Lumia 1520
12:40h -
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
12:37h -
HTC One (M8) for Windows
12:31h -
HTC Desire 700 dual sim
12:30h -
HTC One (M8)
12:29h -
Apple iPhone 6s
12:27h -
ZTE Nubia Z9
12:18h -
Samsung Galaxy A8
12:18h -
Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
12:18h -
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
12:17h -
Sony Xperia Z3
12:03h -
Nokia XL
11:54h -
Motorola Moto X Play
11:52h -
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
11:51h -
Sony Xperia Z3+
11:51h -
HTC Desire 816
11:48h -
Sony Xperia C3 Dual
11:47h -
LG G2
11:42h -
Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
11:36h -
Samsung Galaxy A5
11:36h -
Sony Xperia Z2
11:32h -
Sony Xperia E4g
11:32h -
Motorola DROID Turbo
11:31h -
Sony Xperia E1
11:30h -
HTC One Max
11:20h -
Sony Xperia ZR
11:20h -
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
11:20h -
HTC Butterfly S
11:07h -
Asus PadFone X
11:07h -
LG G2 mini
11:02h -
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
11:01h -
Nokia Lumia 1320
10:58h -
Samsung Galaxy S6
10:56h -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
10:56h -
HTC Desire 510
10:53h -
Microsoft Lumia 532
10:52h -
Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
10:52h -
Motorola Moto G 4G
10:52h -
Lenovo ZUK Z1
10:46h -
Samsung Galaxy Note5
10:43h -
Oppo R7 Plus
10:39h -
LG AKA
10:38h -
Huawei Honor 7
10:38h -
Nokia Lumia 830
10:36h -
Apple iPhone 6
10:29h -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
10:25h -
Meizu MX4 Pro
10:24h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
10:23h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
10:23h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
10:23h -
Nokia Lumia 630
10:18h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
10:14h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
10:14h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
10:14h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
10:14h -
BlackBerry Passport
10:12h -
BlackBerry Q5
10:04h -
HTC Desire Eye
10:02h -
HTC One (E8)
10:02h -
Nokia Lumia 635
10:00h -
HTC One
9:58h -
Apple iPhone 5s
9:58h -
Apple iPhone 5
9:56h -
Meizu m2 note
9:54h -
Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
9:54h -
Sony Xperia M2
9:48h -
Sony Xperia E3
9:48h -
Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
9:47h -
OnePlus One
9:46h -
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
9:43h -
Alcatel Hero
9:40h -
Samsung Galaxy S5
9:39h -
Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
9:37h -
vivo X5Pro
9:34h -
Xiaomi Mi 4c
9:32h -
LG G Flex
9:31h -
Xiaomi Mi 4
9:31h -
LG G Pro 2
9:31h -
Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
9:30h -
Sony Xperia T3
9:23h -
Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM
9:22h -
Microsoft Lumia 435
9:22h -
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
9:20h -
vivo X5Max
9:19h -
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
9:16h -
Motorola RAZR MAXX
9:12h -
HTC Desire 820
9:10h -
Oppo R1x
9:10h -
HTC Desire 820 dual sim
9:10h -
Samsung Galaxy K zoom
9:10h -
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
9:05h -
Apple iPhone 5c
9:05h -
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
9:05h -
Oppo N1
9:05h -
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
9:05h -
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
9:04h -
Samsung Galaxy J7
9:04h -
Motorola Moto G
9:04h -
Meizu MX5
9:03h -
Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
8:51h -
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
8:48h -
Motorola Moto E
8:42h -
Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
8:42h -
BlackBerry Q10
8:42h -
Huawei P8lite ALE-L04
8:42h -
Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
8:38h -
Xiaomi Mi 4i
8:27h -
Huawei P8lite
8:27h -
Samsung Galaxy Alpha
8:25h -
Nokia Lumia 735
8:20h -
Asus PadFone 2
8:20h -
LG V10
8:20h -
Nokia Lumia 810
8:20h -
Motorola Moto X
8:17h -
Samsung Galaxy E7
8:17h -
Huawei Ascend Mate
8:17h -
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
8:17h -
Oppo N3
8:16h -
HTC One mini
8:12h -
OnePlus 2
8:05h -
HTC One E9+
8:05h -
Xiaomi Mi 3
8:04h -
Lenovo Vibe X2
8:01h -
Nokia Lumia 610
8:01h -
HTC One X+
7:56h -
LG G4
7:54h -
Motorola Nexus 6
7:54h -
Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe ZE551ML
7:52h -
Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML
7:52h -
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
7:43h -
Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
7:42h -
Motorola DROID RAZR M
7:42h -
Sony Xperia E dual
7:42h -
Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
7:38h -
BlackBerry Leap
7:37h -
Nokia Lumia 720
7:37h
Video was more disappointing at 7 and a half hours. The LG V10 finds itself among older devices that were not particularly optimized for video playback. This is an area that hasn’t been LG's strong suit, the G4 scored a bit less.
Video playback
-
LG G Flex
19:57h -
Oppo R7 Plus
18:04h -
Samsung Galaxy S6 active
18:03h -
Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
18:01h -
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
17:52h -
Motorola RAZR MAXX
16:35h -
Samsung Galaxy J7
16:22h -
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
15:03h -
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE
14:58h -
Samsung Galaxy E7
14:57h -
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
14:17h -
Lenovo ZUK Z1
14:14h -
Huawei Ascend Mate7
14:04h -
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
13:57h -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
13:53h -
Samsung Galaxy Note5
13:51h -
Motorola DROID Turbo
13:41h -
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
13:32h -
Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
13:12h -
Nokia Lumia 1020
13:12h -
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
13:12h -
HTC One Max
13:11h -
Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
13:04h -
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
13:04h -
Sony Xperia C
12:53h -
Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
12:51h -
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
12:51h -
Huawei Honor 6
12:51h -
Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
12:45h -
Samsung Galaxy A8
12:45h -
Meizu MX4 Pro
12:41h -
Nokia Lumia 1520
12:31h -
Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
12:30h -
BlackBerry Q5
12:28h -
Sony Xperia C3 Dual
12:22h -
Huawei Ascend Mate
12:18h -
Sony Xperia Z2
12:16h -
Samsung Galaxy S6
12:12h -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
12:12h -
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
12:10h -
Motorola Moto X Play
12:06h -
LG AKA
11:54h -
Sony Xperia Z3
11:47h -
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
11:38h -
Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
11:37h -
Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
11:29h -
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
11:27h -
OnePlus One
11:23h -
HTC One (E8)
11:16h -
Oppo N1
11:15h -
BlackBerry Q10
11:15h -
HTC One (M8) for Windows
11:15h -
Samsung Galaxy S5
11:15h -
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
11:15h -
Meizu m1 note
11:09h -
Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
11:02h -
Asus PadFone X
11:01h -
Xiaomi Mi 4c
10:47h -
Apple iPhone 6s
10:46h -
BlackBerry Passport
10:46h -
vivo X5Max
10:44h -
vivo X5Pro
10:41h -
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
10:41h -
HTC Desire Eye
10:35h -
LG G Flex2
10:35h -
HTC Desire 816
10:34h -
Apple iPhone 5s
10:31h -
HTC Butterfly 2
10:26h -
LG G2 mini
10:23h -
Nokia Lumia 735
10:20h -
Apple iPhone 5
10:12h -
Xiaomi Mi 4i
10:11h -
HTC One (M8)
10:11h -
Samsung Galaxy K zoom
10:08h -
Samsung ATIV SE
10:07h -
Sony Xperia M2
10:04h -
HTC First
10:03h -
HTC One
10:02h -
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
10:01h -
Motorola Moto X
10:01h -
Motorola Nexus 6
10:01h -
Huawei P8lite ALE-L04
10:00h -
Nokia Lumia 635
10:00h -
Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
10:00h -
Nokia Lumia 630
10:00h -
Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
10:00h -
Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
9:58h -
Nokia Lumia 830
9:58h -
Sony Xperia T3
9:56h -
HTC Desire 510
9:54h -
Nokia 808 PureView
9:53h -
Oppo N3
9:49h -
Sony Xperia M
9:49h -
Alcatel Hero
9:49h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
9:43h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
9:43h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
9:43h -
Huawei Honor 7
9:43h -
Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
9:42h -
Samsung Rugby Smart I847
9:34h -
Oppo R7
9:33h -
Meizu MX4
9:31h -
Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
9:30h -
LG G2
9:28h -
HTC One S C2
9:28h -
HTC One S
9:28h -
Xiaomi Mi 3
9:28h -
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
9:27h -
Huawei P8
9:25h -
Apple iPhone 4s
9:24h -
Apple iPhone 6
9:24h -
Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500
9:22h -
Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
9:21h -
Oppo Find 7a
9:19h -
Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
9:18h -
Samsung Galaxy A5
9:18h -
Nokia Lumia 1320
9:17h -
Motorola Moto X Style
9:14h -
Meizu MX5
9:13h -
HTC Butterfly S
9:03h -
Oppo R1x
9:02h -
Sony Xperia E4
9:00h -
Huawei P8lite
9:00h -
Motorola DROID RAZR M
9:00h -
Sony Xperia E
9:00h -
Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
8:59h -
BlackBerry Leap
8:59h -
Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
8:51h -
Microsoft Lumia 532
8:51h -
Sony Xperia Z Ultra
8:45h -
BlackBerry Z10
8:44h -
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
8:41h -
Nokia N9
8:40h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
8:40h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
8:40h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
8:40h -
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
8:40h -
LG Optimus G Pro E985
8:40h -
Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe ZE551ML
8:34h -
Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML
8:34h -
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
8:34h -
Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
8:34h -
Samsung Galaxy A3
8:34h -
HTC One A9
8:33h -
LG G3
8:30h -
HTC Butterfly
8:28h -
OnePlus 2
8:28h -
Microsoft Lumia 435
8:27h -
Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM
8:27h -
Sony Xperia E3
8:26h -
Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
8:25h -
Archos 50 Diamond
8:24h -
HTC One M9
8:21h -
LG Optimus GJ E975W
8:15h -
Samsung Galaxy S III I747
8:14h -
Sony Xperia J
8:11h -
Motorola RAZR i XT890
8:11h -
Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082
8:11h -
HTC One X+
8:11h -
Huawei Ascend P7
8:10h -
Samsung Galaxy Alpha
8:05h -
Xiaomi Redmi 2
8:01h -
ZTE Blade S6
8:00h -
Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
8:00h -
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual
7:58h -
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra
7:58h -
Samsung Focus S I937
7:55h -
Sony Xperia Z5
7:53h -
Samsung S8600 Wave 3
7:52h -
HTC Desire 500
7:50h -
Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
7:46h -
Sony Xperia Z3+
7:46h -
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
7:45h -
Apple iPhone 5c
7:41h -
Yota YotaPhone 2
7:41h -
Asus PadFone 2
7:38h -
Huawei Ascend P1
7:38h -
Nokia Lumia Icon
7:34h -
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769
7:33h -
Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)
7:31h -
Lenovo S90 Sisley
7:30h -
Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
7:30h -
Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2
7:30h -
Samsung Galaxy Note I717
7:30h -
LG V10
7:30h -
HTC DROID DNA
7:30h -
Sony Xperia ZR
7:30h -
Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
7:29h -
Motorola Moto G 4G
7:27h -
Sony Xperia SP
7:27h -
HTC One mini
7:23h -
Nokia Lumia 610
7:23h -
LG G4
7:23h -
LG Optimus G E975
7:16h -
ZTE Nubia Z9
7:11h -
HTC Desire 820
7:10h -
HTC Desire 820 dual sim
7:10h -
Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
7:03h -
HTC One E9+
7:00h -
Xiaomi Mi 4
7:00h -
Pantech Discover
6:55h
Keep in mind that the brightness slider of the V10 is not very linear. You only get close to the 430nit max brightness very near the right end of the slider, at half (the position we used for testing) it's closer to a quarter of the max value. So to reach the numbers we did, you'll have to be conservative with the brightness.
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- shadow Gaza
- 18 Oct 2019
- CGH
i love using LG phones but at this time i regrettted buying LG v10 soo expensively but facing problems,if there are some problems inside the phone,then Lg needs to reduce the price of the phone or they fix the problem now- when i tap on fringerprint ...
- Imran
- 10 Dec 2018
- 6Qs
No, Do not buy it. I will suggest you Lenovo P2. I have both phones but lg v10 drains battery quickly and having heat up problems too
- Khan
- 10 Dec 2018
- 6Qs
My phone loss around 60 percent over night and even when it is off. I put second battery but nothing changed