LG on notch design: We planned it before Apple

05 May 2018
That's what the company's mobile chief Hwang Jeong-hwan said during a G7 ThinkQ showcase event in South Korea recently.

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I believe them. LG = innovation.

    infinity dear, 05 May 2018Motorola Motofone F3 is the first phone in the world to hav... morethat could be right....but that notch doesn't had any camera or sensors, is only for decorative purposes!!!!!

      Aik, 05 May 2018All perfectly planned and calculated, they are always the f... moreagreed!!!!! LG must do a complete re engineering with the products and marketing plans!!!!

        AnonD-674280, 05 May 2018TBH LG X screen had notch in the left top corner for camera... morethat's correct!!!! The LG started with the notch stuff in 2015 with LG V10/LG X screen (the notch was on the upper left side)..what Apple did was move it to the center...and now everybody talks about it (love it or hate it).....

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          • 0WJ
          • 05 May 2018

          All perfectly planned and calculated, they are always the first in all, the first in be "the slowest releasing their phones", the first overpricing their phones at any range, the first to sell defected hardware, the first releasing their updates later than anyone. Congratulations. And this CEO and company could be the first in sink the LG Mobile division too. Good job!

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            • Anonymous
            • vjw
            • 05 May 2018

            Daany, 05 May 2018I've waited long enough for someone with a brain to say thi... moreSamsung's edge display is not catching on because it is expensive to implement. The companies only catch on to trends that help them to save money, like removing the headphone jack, glass sandwich design that breaks easily

              The notch is trend in smartphones in 2018 you like it or not!!!!....the main complaint about LG company is the poor customer support services in North & Latin America...also it seems they no have no plans to gain market share against the giants of Samsung & Huawei. LG must do a radical change in marketing plans and products offers if they want to survive the upcoming years.

                Admitting to stupidity isn't the brightest move LG.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • vgM
                  • 05 May 2018

                  Anonymous, 05 May 2018The thing on essential phone isn't really that kind of notc... moreLOL as you can see even every phone has difference notch. Wide notch is not mean copying iPhone X, do not too confident.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Sm7
                    • 05 May 2018

                    yes sure sure - keep on trolling just keep making phones nobody wants to buy lol...

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                      • Anonymous
                      • jZ1
                      • 05 May 2018

                      LG is just stupid. Why remove the bezel and add a notch if you are going to hide it and give people a virtual bezel? It's,even worst coz it is LCD. You will see the light bleed on the blackened notch hiding line. They fucked up on the design and they know it. The consumers told them they didn't want a notch and they got butt hurt. Now they are trying to put all their resources on trying to make a spin out of their bad decision to trick us consumers.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • jZ1
                        • 05 May 2018

                        Nah they copied. They claim they didn't but also said an animoji thing can be added later? They are copying lol

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                          • Anonymous
                          • UD{
                          • 05 May 2018

                          well, Apple executed your plan before you did, so pretty much it ends like Apple did it first, you make us users think that you let another brand do what you wanted to do first and see if they fail or not

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Kxd
                            • 05 May 2018

                            Oh really ?

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                              • AnonD-268010
                              • X}$
                              • 05 May 2018

                              Read full story on Android authority LG saying this with evidence LG shows 2016 notch patient .

                                Anonymous, 05 May 2018I still don't get why they asked people on Reddit if they w... moreI am pretty sure they asked when G7 design was finished they only asked to see people opinion if they wanted notch LG would not implemented hide notch option but people.disliked notch and G7 design was probably finished they only added option to hide it

                                  Maybe LG is right LG said that NOTCH means a cutout or something missing maybe G7 ThinQ has a full screen and it only has big black piece of $hit on top anyways and.LG didnt copy Apple they ripped off Apple design

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                                    Carol, 05 May 2018As far as i could see, Essencial came out way before iphone... moreTBH LG X screen had notch in the left top corner for camera so basically they were first with this stupid idea. Essential and apple just made it in the center of top screen

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                                      • peachy
                                      • StU
                                      • 05 May 2018

                                      I wish someone would ask about the battery. The notch is not the biggest issue that the G7 has.

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                                        • tuf
                                        • 05 May 2018

                                        Normatter how earlier you plan it. You release later late than others, the result is the same, you still became as a copycat.