People are complaining about the LG G5, and that's not good for modular phones
An increasing number of customer complaints about broken modules and phone issues on the LG G5 suggest modular phones may not be as awesome as they sound. One Reddit user (via Android Authority) says he's on his fourth Cam Plus camera module. Another user said he was on his sixth G5. Common issues appear to be broken power buttons, blown out speakers, and issues with the small gap where the removable battery "chin" compartment meets the phone's upper body. I didn't notice any of those issues when I reviewed the G5 in March. I will say sometimes the G5 didn't recognize the Cam Plus module, but that was only because it wasn't clipped in tightly. The gap, however, is a design decision that affects all G5 phones. That's not a flaw, but just poor polish from LG's designers. It's possible these issues that some users are experiencing could be because of poor quality control and they merely received "lemons," but look...