a couple months back, by brother was shopping for new service, as his old carrier(T-Mobile) has ZERO coverage here.
ended Up on a Verizon prepaid plan, with an LG something or other that the phone monkey at wallyworld had talked up.
He liked it for the first 2 weeks, then suddenly the battery wouldn't hold a charge. he was out side of Walmart's 15 day return window for electronics, so he went back and bought a Moto G. it was on clearance, so he got it for like $35. so far, he's had ZERO issues/complaints with it. he did send the LG whoziwhatsits in for a warranty repair, just to have as a backup, just in case.
Personally, I've owned Both LG and Motorola cells (dumb, and smart)
the ones i've had the most problems with have Been LG's. that's not to say the moto's have been perfect, but wayy better than the LG's... of course i have friends with the EXACT OPPOSITE experience, so...YMMV...
all my smart phones have and will continue to be android, since, as I covered in another recent thread, I have a Fully Irrational loathing of Apple, and their products. absolutely no reason, just a gut feeling.