Flashback: LG's best phones before and after the switch to Android
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- Anonymous
- LaE
- 11 Apr 2021
I had so many phones from this article and they bring me so many memories I'm trying hard not to cry. The Cookie, Viewty, even the KM900 Arena (mine had a couple touchscreen issues and I had to return it, but I still used it for a couple weeks).
From the Android era, GSMArena missed a couple great phones that LG had. One of their first Android phones, the Optimus One, was selling like hot cakes in my country.
Then there was the (also innovative) G Flex line, I myself got the G Flex2 instead of the G4 as it had a better CPU (Snapdragon 810 instead of 808) and a great OLED screen. It used to overheat, sure, the G4 did too, and it failed misserably with the faimous bootloop issue the LG had back in the day (the G4 also had this issue). Because the G Flex2 had a weaker camera (I had the G2 before G Flex2), it was a lot cheaper, almost twice as cheap. That's why it was a no-brainer for me to choose the Flex. Sadly, that was my last LG phone ever after I moved to Samsung and never looked back.
LG, too bad you didn't hire proper people to make your phones. Your phones had great screens, audio quality and even camera quality (I strongly believe LG could be better than Samsung these days in the camera department if they kept up with releasing proper flagships with up to date hardware). LG's camera processing was very mature even back then in 2014. Not to mention how they tried to keep the jack and the Quad-DAC alive even on flagships when everyone else decided to move to wireless audio.
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- RC255
- 0Ff
- 11 Apr 2021
I do kinda have to point out the G series had 3 more entries. Whilst the G6 had to settle for a year old soc (thanks to Samsung) it was still a good phone and all 3 were flagships devices.
This is from the people who stated the G6 had a single camera in their previous LG article, though.
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- Andy81
- LSL
- 11 Apr 2021
I always wanted to try a LG Phone with Android and years passed and never did, the ones I could afford never convinced me, so it won't be. I had great experience with the brand before Android with 4 of its phones.
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- Qwerty
- wch
- 11 Apr 2021
rizki1, 11 Apr 2021we know that, just enjoy it. if it nothing exciting or bad ... moreI did enjoy several LG phones and they’re really great unlike what most tech / smartphone reviewers. Really sad for them to let go of their smartphone business...
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- 34SciencePigeon
- a3a
- 11 Apr 2021
Nokia was killed by developers who didn't like to be fully under Microsoft control to offer WP8 optimized apps.
LG committed suicide by poor support of its own UI. They just tried everything and through them away. Unlike Samsung and recent Chinese smartphone makers, LG didn't stick to anything, neither locally nor globally.
Samsung sticks to Lazy clumsy Touch Wizard and send its Version 3.0 to Bada OS via Wave, to show the smoothness of the UI via proper OS. TouchWiz and now One UI is the fruit of resistance.
The only resistance in LG philosophy was Cookie Line of resistive touchscreen.
I myself found a lot of fan locally for P920 and its 3DUI which was fun and entertaining. LG listened to our complains about few games and not optimized apps, then surprised us by pulling the plug without any notice.
Microsoft is the company known by its nostalgic BSOD and proudly if you do something strange, even in Win 10 you can meet the feature.
We complained again about bootloop, LG did nothing, we moved to other brand, LG said nothing, And its fanbase started fire on our comments, regarding the obvious Bug, they talked about fix since Nokia's Lumia 930 era and still there are some ricochet and other explosives here to counter my comment about bootloop bug.
Developers didn't like new features as they themselves are lazier than technology expectations. Developers slogan is "Make for Apple, port to Android", "Money is Good, Technology is Bad"; So let them alone.
We cannot make any room for any new OS, unless those lazy developers join us.
Goodbye LG. There are many more local and global brands which are right behind you to fall down to the valley of never, never land.
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- Antonius F
- sS{
- 11 Apr 2021
Thank you LG for giving us many fond memories. LG G2 is one of my favorite phones of all time, at the time, it was easy to pick G2 over S4. I think from G4 onwars they started going downhill. Too bad they can't revover. First Nokia, then HTC, now LG... who's next ? Sony practically on life support now
- Kingslayer
- 0fW
- 11 Apr 2021
My favorite smartphone of all-time is the LG G5 and notice how it's finally getting the recognition it deserves here in this article? It's kinda like the Sega Dreamcast and PS Vita of smartphones. Dreamcast got destroyed by the PS2 hype which would be what the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge was in 2016 getting all the praises from the media and YouTubers.
Yes, I'm aware of all the LG G5's flaws. I know about the image retention, GPS, short battery life, and how it can overheat. I've resolved all of them and never had major issues with the GPS other than some moments of inaccuracy. I know about the failed modular design with the failed LG Friends. But it was still ambitious. Perhaps a little too ahead of its time and bizarre for people to truly appreciate it.
I think the LG Viewty should get some recognition among LG phones before Android. I think it's 2007 ad was one of the coolest ever. I remember I kept replaying it over and over again that year. Posted it on MySpace when that was still a thing in late-2007. I didn't use Facebook until early-2009. And I think LG G Flex self-healing material was really cool. LG is like Sega of the 1990s. Too ambitious and totally out there was sorta their undoing.
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- Bob
- gE7
- 11 Apr 2021
Nice article. Good old times :) I guess for me the dealbreaker for LG phones was the beautiful but unreliable G4. The form factor was really great though: still pocketable, but the screen was quite big (and wider).
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- rizki1
- 6c6
- 11 Apr 2021
Qwerty, 11 Apr 2021🤦 YouTubers and phone websites like these are so hypocrites... morewe know that, just enjoy it. if it nothing exciting or bad you can complain in the comments.
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- Qwerty
- wch
- 11 Apr 2021
🤦 YouTubers and phone websites like these are so hypocrites. Seriously, they always roast LG smartphones then now they want the piece of pie in so-called giving a tribute to LG, nag it’s all about the clicks and money at the end of the day. 🙄
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- pixelator
- D09
- 11 Apr 2021
Never owned any LG phone, but it's sad to see , once a mighty player, exiting the smartphone business. I have a feeling, LG will try to make a comeback after few years like Nokia(HMD).
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- Anonymous
- KZJ
- 11 Apr 2021
I think lg v30 most the best sd835 phones in lg lineups...
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- Nitesh
- ut0
- 11 Apr 2021
You totally missed world's first and only transparent phone lg gd 900
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- Nitesh
- ut0
- 11 Apr 2021
You totally missed world's first and only transparent phone lg gd 900
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- Anonymous
- Lj$
- 11 Apr 2021
G2 = 3 million units sold
S4 = 80 million units sold
Samsung logo is main selling point. No matter how crappy is the device.
S4 with midrange SD600, low quality build, bad battery, laggy UI.
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- Anonymous
- bJb
- 11 Apr 2021
The G2 is still one of my favourite. Beautiful and functional.
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- Anonymous
- uJx
- 11 Apr 2021
This is what the priced they paid for, LG is stubborn, they refused to listen to consumers feedback to improve their devices, i never support LG phones.
RIP LG, yes you were gone for good... forever.
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- Kek
- GBh
- 11 Apr 2021
LG achilles heel was its QC and infamous popularity that it got thanks to that, especially in the USA.
Its sad, because a G5 v2.0 could have been great, but alas, I guess they gave up after both G5 & V20 failed to meet their expectationd