LG V20
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- Rimac
- mQ2
- 13 Nov 2022
Toert, 12 Nov 2022Well. My fully stock V20 with fully original battery, etc, ... moreI'm shocked with your troubles on the V20.
I've a pair bought in May, 2017 and August of the same year. Working both of them at present without problems.
I think that sometimes any unit could came with defects.
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- Toert
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- 12 Nov 2022
Well. My fully stock V20 with fully original battery, etc, lies right beside me and has boot looped for 30 minutes. Trying to heat it up with fast charging as much as possible to get the data before trashing it. First time it bootlooped, it managed to fully start up after 15 minutes, but now it won't get any further.
Afaik RAM was soldered atop the CPU, and these phones gets _hot_. The solderings will melt together and prevent the phone from booting.
LG should have learned from mistakes but didn't. No wonder they're out of business. Too bad on a good, albeit fantastically slow, phone.
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- FRILL
- 4jW
- 23 Oct 2022
sola, 22 Oct 2022what about the battery of this v20The battery is removable, thus replaceable. They make thin batteries with a little more juice than stock but still fit the stock backing, which is what I am using now. They also make thick batteries that require the use of a larger backing (usually supplied with the battery). You can get upwards of four days on that one depending on how the device is used. I also have a couple of those. Very handy for long video shoots.
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- FRILL
- IbF
- 22 Oct 2022
Rimac , 28 Sep 2022I think that a V20 revival, introducing simply only a more ... moreI would be right next to You in line for the Pre-order My Friend.
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- sola
- NgQ
- 22 Oct 2022
what about the battery of this v20
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- Rimac
- mQ2
- 28 Sep 2022
I think that a V20 revival, introducing simply only a more updated chipset and increasing the RAM memory alongside with the ROM, could be a true success.
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- FRILL
- IbF
- 29 Jul 2022
Anonymous, 25 Jul 2022I keep deep diving into the current phone market as I grow ... moreI got a V60 to replace it when the time comes. I still use it as My daily driver while I tweak on this V60. No lag Here. Nice DAC, it's not the V20 DAC though. Check it out, You can still get them and they are up to date on updates if You're into that. That surprises Me being that they are out of the market. On schedule to receive A13 when it arrives as well.
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- Anonymous
- 4P4
- 25 Jul 2022
I keep deep diving into the current phone market as I grow frustrated with this phone, it's always felt laggy and unresponsive to me and has only gotten worse over the years, even with the big beefy battery I added later, but it's just a rude awakening to how every wonderful feature I take for granted has completely vanished or become a niche rarity. You'd think it would be so simple to just shop for an upgrade to an equivalent product with current technical specs and network support, but nooooo they declare every aspect and design choice here "outdated" just because Apple and Samsung have declared curved edges and corners and hole punches and notches are in style despite no one ever asking for them.
- NeonHD
- sfx
- 17 Jul 2022
Another note to people installing custom ROMs: you might get a "static white noise" screen when booting. Don't worry, just let it boot into the OS and turn the screen off. Then turn on the screen while covering the sensors near the camera for about 20 seconds. It should go away.
- NeonHD
- sfx
- 15 Jul 2022
Warning to anyone who is gonna buy this phone for custom ROM flashing: it's actually very hard to unlock the bootloader.
Since LG has shut off the official unlocking method, the only way to unlock the bootloader is through the "Dirtysanta" exploit, and this process is both very tedious and very easy to get errors like I did. If it doesn't work for you either, I recommend avoiding the main XDA guide and watch the youtube tutorial from "Browningate" instead. I followed his instructions and used his files and it worked like a charm.
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- FRILL
- 4jW
- 02 Jul 2022
NeonHD, 02 Jul 2022P.S. Aliexpress sells a beefy 10500mAh battery case for the... moreThat battery and the Taeozi 10800 mAh are the way to go especially when shooting a concert video or any type of extended footage. I used them for years. The Taeozi is 2 years old always charged to 100% and still shows 95% health on the accubattery app. I purchased a Shenmz 4380 to return to the slim side for a minute. Also a great battery. I Forgot how thin this phone is. Lol
- NeonHD
- sfx
- 02 Jul 2022
P.S. Aliexpress sells a beefy 10500mAh battery case for the V20.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32841200466.html
Once you have that, your V20 will last for days without charge.
- NeonHD
- sfx
- 28 Jun 2022
Just bought myself a refurbished V20 for $65 to use as a IP security cam. It's going to replace my LG G4 which is what I currently use as a security cam.
It's the highest spec'd phone I could find with a removable battery, perfect for my use-case.
As long as they (the Chinese aftermarket) keep making batteries for the V20, this is gonna serve as my IP cam for years, even decades maybe.
Remember to use the 80/20 rule to maximize each battery's longevity (charge below 20%, unplug above 80%). There's an app that does this for you (needs root).
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- Rimac
- mQ2
- 27 Jun 2022
Anonymous, 26 Jun 2022Replace the battery, maybe it was because the battery too oldMostly I use, among a wide array of batteries, the 6.400 mAh PERFINE and since long time ago was fitting my main unit, without troubles.
After the strange and uncommon surprise, the unit goes with the same battery, without problems.
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- Anonymous
- tDP
- 26 Jun 2022
Rimac , 01 Jun 2022The past 28th May I report about the death of the Snapdrago... moreReplace the battery, maybe it was because the battery too old
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- Anonymous
- tDP
- 26 Jun 2022
jack, 14 Jun 2022Bought this in 2016 and had it until 2020. V series quality... moreLCD never burnt, it is screen retention that keeps some pict stayed for some times, The LCD LG used in V20 was Quantum Display so different from other Standard LCD, the colors is great but the drawback is retention like burned oled
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- Rimac
- mQ2
- 15 Jun 2022
FRILL, 15 Jun 2022Glad to hear You're back up and running. One of My oth... moreI was feeling same as you when the oldest and most used unit it worked again (really I do not understand what it occurred). Yes, a reliable friend came back.
Cheers.
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- IbF
- 15 Jun 2022
Rimac , 14 Jun 2022Very uncommon that an IPS (LCD) screen could finish burned.... moreGlad to hear You're back up and running. One of My other units started to do the screen retention thing. Usually keeping the darkest of wallpapers and themes has helped with this greatly. My H918 is still running and sounding Amazing. It Never ceases put a smile on my face like an old and very dependable Friend. Cheers!
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- Rimac
- mQ2
- 14 Jun 2022
jack, 14 Jun 2022Bought this in 2016 and had it until 2020. V series quality... moreVery uncommon that an IPS (LCD) screen could finish burned. The oldest of mine (I own two), five years and two months, shining daily many hours, remain as new.
Also is uncommon that the V20 charging of the unit used by you finished busted during this time. In my case, remain in mint condition.
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- jack
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- 14 Jun 2022
Bought this in 2016 and had it until 2020. V series quality is great. Wired sound was super solid. The second screen on this was actually really handy at the time. Cameras were future proof in 2016 and held up super well years later. Removable battery was such a cool feature, I had 2 extras and would just swap em out for a full charge when one died. Screen burn in is pretty bad after all this time and the chargin port is busted on mine.