2019 Winners and Losers: LG

06 January 2020
LG's mobile division felt directionless in 2019 and it underperformed with few exciting features to make up for the gaggle of bland phones.

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AnonD-731363, 07 Jan 2020Well LG sis another company like Siemens or Sony Erricsson ... moreNo it doesn't matter what you think

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    Arvind Kumar, 11 Jan 2020Nope they are legendDepends for who. If a most basic phone with most basic phone cost 200 there isnt nothing legendary.
    They are either good thiefs or something far worse.

      AnonD-731363, 07 Jan 2020Well LG sis another company like Siemens or Sony Erricsson ... moreNope they are legend

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        Well LG sis another company like Siemens or Sony Erricsson or Gionee or HTC which deserve an end of their phone lines.
        They offers nothing exciting and their even the lowest of the low devices cost too much.

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          Anonymous, 06 Jan 2020Nobody complained about Pixel 4's notch because it doesn't ... moreI meant pixel 3, was a typo

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            Im about to leave LG after 10 years.

              Anonymous, 06 Jan 2020Sadly EU never got the W series so the choice is rather sma... moreI can't understand how if Oneplus and Samsung can update their devices in a timely manner, what the hell is wrong with LG updating theirs!

                NimaTheShadow, 06 Jan 2020I just entered the page to see which phone could you name a... moreTHIS!

                  krika, 06 Jan 2020Why dont LG just make an updated V30, with same size and we... moreBetter yet, Make an updated V35 with better cameras and smaller bezels.

                    Love the Community, 06 Jan 2020LG is definitely not reading GSMArena as they know what the... more18:9 -19:9 aspect ratio only ! Any more than that is making it too tall and too narrow.

                      Dometalican, 06 Jan 2020Currently typing on my V20 and I've had it for over 3 years... moreAnd better cameras! Cameras that are on the level of samsung and iphone!

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                        Anonymous, 06 Jan 2020Sadly EU never got the W series so the choice is rather sma... moreNobody complained about Pixel 4's notch because it doesn't have one..? They were absolutely roasted about Pixel 3 XL's massive notch though.

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                          Wolf359, 06 Jan 2020They may be phones with good features but their build quali... moreIt's not build quality that's the problem, their phones are quite rigid in general. Motherboard problems happen because of viruses (can be fixed) and all that. In rare cases, the parts are at fault.

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                            Wolf359, 06 Jan 2020They may be phones with good features but their build quali... moreCurrently typing on my V20 and I've had it for over 3 years. I can safely say LG's quality has gotten better.

                            All they need is a G9 with the same stuff as the 8 but with stereo speakers, 90Hz refresh rate, Sony's 60MP sensor, and 5,000 mAH battery minimum along with charging at least $200 cheaper than the Galaxy S20. Then a 5G V60 with the same specs only bigger battery and they would get back on track.

                              Whackcar, 06 Jan 2020LG's situation is similar to Sony. They both make good phon... moreThey may be phones with good features but their build quality is crap - sometimes deliberately so...
                              No one can persuade me otherwise since my G3 and half a dozen G4's owned by friends and family died within 2 years with the same motherboard failures...

                              Even with models that they said had that "fault" rectified...

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                                Whackcar, 06 Jan 2020The point is, that none of the smartphone companies should ... moreYou are right. Even with an iFixit kit I couldn't get the back off of an S8. This trend needs to end but I don't have much hope that it will.

                                  AnonD-908380, 06 Jan 2020Ok so far I have been called a Xiaomi fanboy by a Samsung f... moreThe point is, that none of the smartphone companies should be gluing their phone batteries like this. Pull tabs are cheap, simple & effective. We should be criticizing all companies which do anti-consumer moves. Be it LG, Samsung or any other.

                                  In any case, my comments were not meant to offend you or anyone else. Cheers.

                                    Anonymous, 06 Jan 2020That comment was about the G8S, not the G8.the comment was about Both G8 and G8s and also both do have ToF and 3 Face Unlock
                                    quote :"The rather wide and busy notch on top ....didn’t add enough functionality to justify its unsightly existence."

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                                      G8S has Z-CAMERA witll all FaceID and Airmotion. Thats why notch is wider.

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                                        Whackcar, 06 Jan 2020Both are heavily glued with no pull tabs. Both get bent dur... moreOk so far I have been called a Xiaomi fanboy by a Samsung fanboy and now a Samsung fanboy by an LG fanboy.

                                        Double sided tape is not easy to remove, yes, but permanent adhesive is even worse than that. I swapped the battery of an S8 and the back glass was way more difficult to remove than the battery (took me 2h for the glass back alone). I used isopropyl alcohol to loosen the glue.

                                        As far as I know isopropyl does not have an effect on permanent adhesive.

                                        I am also well aware of Samsung switching to glue. I don't know what kind of glue that will be though. I already switched to another brand aswell.