LG Wing 5G review

12 October 2020


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  • Anonymous Gardener
  • XR6
  • 13 Oct 2020

I wish LG all the success, but I just can not see myself monkeying with a phone like this, sadly it will die off. Just an experiment.

    That is one of the best cameras I've seen lately. I just love how LG opted for a bit more noise (=better detail) rather than smudging (not like some certain rivals that produce oil paintings...), especially on the ultrawide snapper. Nice job!

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      • Anonymous
      • Scq
      • 13 Oct 2020

      "Very limited third-party support for the second display"

      This is reason why people shouldn't buy any new concept devices like this or foldables with android. Your apps will never going to support these new ways to use these devices. Android was already very fragmented before and now when OEMs releasing these experimental devices developers have very difficult to follow all these and even one would be too much.

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        • Anonymous
        • PIE
        • 13 Oct 2020

        What people want, they fail to deliver
        No high refresh rate here, same with the velvet
        LG is also no longer available in a lot of countries, so lack of sales is expected

          Jojo, 12 Oct 2020Looks pretty good. The 2 problems are the high price. It sh... moreIt's a foldable, a unique product.
          Don't expect it to cost the same as a regular phone unless foldables become the norm.

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            • Anonymous
            • PZa
            • 13 Oct 2020

            Nice!

              Jojo, 12 Oct 2020Looks pretty good. The 2 problems are the high price. It sh... moreDon't expect rollable and slideout phones to come anytime soon. We definitely won't be seeing that around the corner. Heck, LG even announced a rollable screen phone before but we see nothing about it after the announcement.

              The high price is due to the mechanism of the phone. Just because it has an upper midrange chipset doesn't mean it needs to cost the same as an upper midrange smartphone. This is not a generic design smartphone for crying out loud.

                HJL2230, 12 Oct 2020I would really consider a second generation of this phone, ... moreIt's funny you mention the G8's gimmicky Z Camera. It's back on the V60 ThinQ 5G's rear camera.

                  I'm definitely impressed with the photo quality. It's nearly on the same level as the Sony Xperia 1 ii and 5 ii in Auto mode, but I definitely see no oversharpening nonsense here and that is a good thing for me. But what I really cannot understand is why smartphone brands always upscale a zoomed photo to a higher resolution. I just don't really see the whole point of doing that.

                  The built-in dual video recording feature is a gem, really haven't seen that for a while since HMD Nokia's Bothie mode. But my absolute favourite is the gimbal mode - definitely a super useful feature for mobile vlogging. At this point, I don't even know if I want to buy a real gimbal in the first place if I buy the Wing 5G.

                  It really is refreshing to see someone like LG didn't follow the trend and be their own. That really shows LG's identity and I really love that.

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                    • Tree
                    • 4D5
                    • 13 Oct 2020

                    Jojo, 12 Oct 2020Looks pretty good. The 2 problems are the high price. It sh... moreWhat rollout phones are coming out next year? I haven't heard of anything new yet :/

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                      • Lohit
                      • KSi
                      • 12 Oct 2020

                      If LG will add a stylus for the 2nd gen and improve the app support then i think this series will be a worthy competitor for all foldable phones

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 0w6
                        • 12 Oct 2020

                        I love this phone!! GIMBAL in LG Wing is better than Vivo X50.

                          I would really consider a second generation of this phone, with a refined hardware and better app support than now, but knowing this is LG, this probably will be like a one off thing like the G5's modular design or the G8's gimmicky Z camera.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 8Kf
                            • 12 Oct 2020

                            Jojo, 12 Oct 2020Looks pretty good. The 2 problems are the high price. It sh... moreIt is not a cheap phone to be made.
                            It is very complex.
                            Being SD765 does not mean it needs to cost $500-700.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 8Kf
                              • 12 Oct 2020

                              I would buy this over Velvet.
                              Velvet is very ugly.

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                                • Jojo
                                • jMy
                                • 12 Oct 2020

                                Looks pretty good. The 2 problems are the high price. It should be about $600, not $1000. And the short shelf life. In that rollable and slideout phones are coming next year with bigger expandable screens and better form factors. So pass.

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