LG V20 hands-on: First impressions

06 September 2016
Today LG unveiled the highly anticipated LG V20, a successor of the rugged and powerful V10 phablet. The new V20 focuses on keeping what made the V10 so cool - the secondary display, toughness, great audio specs and impressive camera capabilities, but continues to improve the looks, the chipset, the camera experience, and the battery life.

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  • AnonD-514108
  • jBu
  • 08 Sep 2016

Pabliell, 07 Sep 2016The sensor is good. Problem is the software. LG rocks in th... moreYou are correct software is like 90% of a good camera

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    • Mkdc
    • 5Mb
    • 07 Sep 2016

    Very disappointed at LG for also using that old sd820 and 4GB combo that is so Q1 2016. They missed their opportunity to put SD821 + 6GB ram in V20 to impress specs fans. But with terrorist's favorite device (Note 7) out of the way, will V20 fare better?

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      • Anonymous
      • 0U@
      • 07 Sep 2016

      .alpha, 07 Sep 2016- 6000 series aluminum instead of iPhone's 7000 series alum... more-not an issue if the material is a bit thicker.Plus its a shockproof which cannot be said for iphone and especially the Sammy
      -waterproofing is welcome but not dealbreaker for most people.Rarely someone is stupid enough to take their 700-800€ phone inside the pool ;)
      -where had you saw the plastick back?! Btw its "removable",ask Sammy what they are thinking now ;)
      -Never ever Qualcomm had been able to compete with Apple,but surely in Android camp QC820 is more than relevant.And if I was you,i would'nt be bothered by noname chinesse phones(even if they had higher specs on paper)

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        • AnonD-268010
        • y@V
        • 07 Sep 2016

        V20 love OMG i like it more then G5

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          • Reza
          • B}t
          • 07 Sep 2016

          Indian, 07 Sep 2016We should wait for battery review..... Before Comment :)sony is crazy!!!
          they do'nt know what they're doing!!!

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            • Indian
            • uux
            • 07 Sep 2016

            We should wait for battery review..... Before Comment :)

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              • Anonymous
              • vgM
              • 07 Sep 2016

              why sony can not make a good device like v20?

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                • AnonD-442781
                • H5W
                • 07 Sep 2016

                SAARK98, 07 Sep 2016Well I hate on people complaining. This phone is damn good ... moreExcept both lg and Sony have produced very lacklustre battery endurance ratings while Samsung has done excellently. Even Apple's phablet does quite well. Unlike what we can expect from the lg v20.

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                  • AnonD-144181
                  • 33r
                  • 07 Sep 2016

                  camera ( 16 MP 1.8f) like G5 (should be 21 + 16 MP & 1.7f & big pixel size with big sensor)
                  only 200 mAh more than v10 (should be at least 4000)
                  front camera downgrade from G5 (should be 8MP)

                  this is a wrong way
                  LG listen to the customers

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                    • cardiff
                    • 0Bx
                    • 07 Sep 2016

                    I wanna see LG V20 but i smaller dimensions like Sony Compact. So maybe LG V20 mini/compact ? Same spec but 4,6 inch, 4GB, snap 820 et cetera.

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                      • SAARK98
                      • KIA
                      • 07 Sep 2016

                      Well I hate on people complaining. This phone is damn good and perfect. BTW why do you people focus on battery capacity. I have seen phones with 6000 mah be a pathetic shit with battery endurance. And also phones that have 2800 or less mah batteries outperform the higher ones. It is all optimization that matters. Samsung sucks at it. Worst UI. Lg is way better with the UI. Just look at Sony how well they are with battery life on smaller capacities. BTW there are no exploding batteries from LG on a flagship. LG has been innovative later. And respect them for that. While Sammy and Apple are busy in lawsuits. Well done LG with the best android I have seen so far.

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                        • AnonD-456831
                        • vLy
                        • 07 Sep 2016

                        AnonD-137171, 07 Sep 2016Lg v10 looks much better And where is 6gb of ram ? The ba... moreProbably 'cause V10's all you got. Same with people who has iPhone 5s when 6 was released. Whining everywhere about how their previous gen phone was better than the latest.

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                          • Raphi
                          • 8p7
                          • 07 Sep 2016

                          AnonD-479701, 07 Sep 2016aluminium is much better than glass which can easily shatte... moreLg has actually multiwindow sice g3 but dropped it with g5 , and a
                          lthough Samsungs multiwindow is more supported, it isn't surprising npw cz nougat has mulriwindow natively with better support.
                          Lg has had mini appps like samsung since g2 but the option is hidden in g5.
                          Lg has had Always on display since g5, but unfortunately there is no on screen memo like Note 7, but there is an option to access memo app directly through secondary screen.

                          Hope the best for V20 cz its AWESOME, although competition will be REALLY rude this year.

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                            • AnonD-540746
                            • pSS
                            • 07 Sep 2016

                            AnonD-581728, 07 Sep 2016As a guy who reads peoples opinion here alot about new phon... moreV10 battery was horrible ,so they should increase battery alot more than 200mah what for 15mins more usage?!

                            V20 camera is the same G4 camera its more than 2 years old

                            Waterproof is important missing feature

                            LG should listen to customers and dont make V20 like G5 design

                            When LG Do all these necessary improvements most people will stop complain and it will become #1 phone.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • u4h
                              • 07 Sep 2016

                              AnonD-60521, 07 Sep 2016looking ugly...especially that back upper at dual camera...... moreWell, maybe not all would judge a book by its cover.

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                                • AnonD-560178
                                • 6Px
                                • 07 Sep 2016

                                john1102, 07 Sep 2016just to add my opinion on the battery... I had the htc m... moreyes it is all about optimization..

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                                  • AnonD-137171
                                  • 0ET
                                  • 07 Sep 2016

                                  Lg v10 looks much better
                                  And where is 6gb of ram ?
                                  The battery should be bigger too
                                  I prefer the v10

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                                    • .alpha
                                    • 9Aw
                                    • 07 Sep 2016

                                    - 6000 series aluminum instead of iPhone's 7000 series aluminum
                                    - No water and dust resistance rating even though Note 7 and iPhone 7 will be water and dust proof.
                                    - Plastic back.
                                    - That chin and bazel. How can you have so much chin and bazel when you don't have physical buttons?
                                    - Outdated SD 820 that would have problem keeping up with Apple A10 and SD 821/823 Chinese phones.

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                                      • AnonD-479701
                                      • j09
                                      • 07 Sep 2016

                                      Cassy O, 07 Sep 2016Note7 over V20 IP 68 Bigger battery Smaller form factor ... morealuminium is much better than glass which can easily shatter and metal feels better in the hand...who in their right might would be using their phone under water are you a fish...only thing samsung have is the display n bigger battery doesnt always mean better battery life..its all about optimization ...

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 61x
                                        • 07 Sep 2016

                                        Looking good.
                                        If I have enough money I would go for this phone, it's the only flagship still offering removable battery.