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Them backing out before Sony is shocking. Additionally, it's pretty crazy how China has fully taken over the smartphone gig now.
As much as I appreciate what LG brought to the market, a lot of their devices were plagued with quality control issues. The Velvet and Wing were interesting, though, and I'd still be sad to see them go. And, yeah, Sony outlasting them in the smartphone space would be surprising, to say the least.
Didn't even know they were still making phones. LG as a mobile brand has probably been deader than Elvis around here since the days of flip phones 20+ years ago.
with samsung gutting the headphone jack I was going LG or Sony for my next phone. Sony was leading anyway
Aren't they only ones still doing removable batteries?
I had a LG 5-6 years ago. It was was pretty good. It took great night pictures.
I had a LG 5-6 years ago. It was was pretty good. It took great night pictures.
Same, which wasn't a bad phone for the time, but I haven't really had any desire to get another LG since then.
I think the boss of Sony mentioned that they will keep a toehold in the industry.
My suspicion was that the people at Sony always banked on a couple of direct competitors bowing out, so they remain the other non-Samsung, non-Chinese player on the Android market.
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I agree, I don't even know what their plan with their phone division is, and they don't either.
As for LG, I can see it happening. They never got over the bootloop issues and it severely hurt their brand.
I work at a T-Mobile and the LG phones we sell the most of are the Aristo 5, Stylo 6 and K51, aka, their budget phones.
We sell considerably more Samsung and OnePlus phones at my store.
Yeah. If it wasn't for that I would have been a loyal LG customer--the G4 was my favourite phone.
Sony seems to have found a small niche market for a more professional filming. They also said they continue because there is a possibility of a disruption that might open up the market to them. If the likes of LG, HTC, Google, Motorola, etc. leave the market and Chinese manufacturers get sanctioned, they are well positioned to ramp-up. In 2013-2015 period Sony actually came close to ending Samsung-Apple duopoly, they just scored some own goals just as their smartphone market was taking off. I believe Sony is the only non-Chinese manufacturer that has a slight chance of competing with Apple and Samsung.
My LG G3 is still the best phone I've ever owned and will probably always be my favourite.
Everything about it was just classy and cutting edge.
A shame the motherboard failed in it, I'd have kept it for much longer otherwise.
Everything about it was just classy and cutting edge.
A shame the motherboard failed in it, I'd have kept it for much longer otherwise.
Had a G3, then a G4 with the bootloop issue. Purchased a Galaxy S7 after that and never looked back. LG phones will be missed by a few people, but the masses won't even notice their withdrawal from the phone market.
I had an LG smartphone (G3 I believe) not too long ago. It mostly sucked. By the end, the battery was messing everything up causing random shutdowns and ultimately, a full system reset causing me to lose everything. Good riddance.
I've been with Samsung since the Epic 4G.. and still have my S8+...
The LG Wing phone was finally the one that had me ready to switch up (I think it has the best dual screen setup)... but I wanted to see their 2021 version of it with a newer processor.
So when they didn't hint at anything at CES last week, I felt something was up. But I just figured they wanted the spot light kept on last years version.
I do hope Samsung or someone else releases a LG Wing type design.
The LG Wing phone was finally the one that had me ready to switch up (I think it has the best dual screen setup)... but I wanted to see their 2021 version of it with a newer processor.
So when they didn't hint at anything at CES last week, I felt something was up. But I just figured they wanted the spot light kept on last years version.
I do hope Samsung or someone else releases a LG Wing type design.
That would be sad to see.
But they are always way in back compared to Samsung in marketshare in their home country and abroad and with brands like Huawei, Oppo, Xaomi, etc. getting more and more marketshare. May be best to focus on their tv business and other more profitable ones.
But they are always way in back compared to Samsung in marketshare in their home country and abroad and with brands like Huawei, Oppo, Xaomi, etc. getting more and more marketshare. May be best to focus on their tv business and other more profitable ones.
I've had a LG G4 and a Stylo 5+ so far.
Saw the WING in the store the other day...eww. I mean it's really just not needed. Razr flip and the like are all anyone really needs in the novelty range.
Saw the WING in the store the other day...eww. I mean it's really just not needed. Razr flip and the like are all anyone really needs in the novelty range.
LGis done, Sony will be next.
Their latest phone xperia 1 II despite being one of the best smartphones of 2020 is hindered by their incompetent marketing team. Took months for it to be released, high price tag, doesn't collaborate with a lot of carriers to sell the phone with a contract and their continous dumb naming for the xperia line which still confuses people to this point of day.
Except Sony's marketing and decision making for their Xperia is a nail to their own coffin. They almost have no marketshare in the mobile market.
Their latest phone xperia 1 II despite being one of the best smartphones of 2020 is hindered by their incompetent marketing team. Took months for it to be released, high price tag, doesn't collaborate with a lot of carriers to sell the phone with a contract and their continous dumb naming for the xperia line which still confuses people to this point of day.
Good to hear! I'm still using their 2017 model V30 and I still love it for its rich features and unique functionality. I was able to buy one for $140 18 months after it was released, since like you say, few people are paying attention to this brand. I'm not interested in getting a new phone yet, but I'll be checking out the LG v60 and seeing how the other phones hold up.
I had no idea they still made phones.I don't think I've seen anyone own an LG phone for the past 13 years.
I've had 4 smartphones in my life.
My first one was a G2 from 2014, it was an incredible phone. It's deteriorating, but STILL works to this day, and is even reasonably fast.
My second one was the Nexus 6P. Great phone, absolutely HORRIBLE build quality. Its battery loop issue meant I had to spend a year with a phone that held a charge for about an hour at a time. I carried a portable charger around all day.
My third one was a G6, thinking I would finally get a reliable phone again, having had a good experience with the G2. It sadly also fell apart quickly, with the battery eventually nearly exploding (it was bloating). Replaced it after 2 years.
I went with a Samsung S10 this time, and after having used it for a year... it's still like it's brand new, performs incredibly well, and is all around the best phone I've ever used.
LG just seems to have gone downhill after the G2, slowly but steadily. When looking for a new phone last, I was barely even seeing their phones as an option anyone was recommending.
My first one was a G2 from 2014, it was an incredible phone. It's deteriorating, but STILL works to this day, and is even reasonably fast.
My second one was the Nexus 6P. Great phone, absolutely HORRIBLE build quality. Its battery loop issue meant I had to spend a year with a phone that held a charge for about an hour at a time. I carried a portable charger around all day.
My third one was a G6, thinking I would finally get a reliable phone again, having had a good experience with the G2. It sadly also fell apart quickly, with the battery eventually nearly exploding (it was bloating). Replaced it after 2 years.
I went with a Samsung S10 this time, and after having used it for a year... it's still like it's brand new, performs incredibly well, and is all around the best phone I've ever used.
LG just seems to have gone downhill after the G2, slowly but steadily. When looking for a new phone last, I was barely even seeing their phones as an option anyone was recommending.
Yeah... there's no way Sony phones are around much longer either. No idea what the other poster is talking about tbh. They have like 0.001% marketshare.
I had an LG G3, G4, and V30. The V60 was overpriced for what it was. I ended up getting the Samsung S20 FE. I can't believe how much better the screen is than the V30. The camera is decent and the 3x optical zoom is dope. The Super zoom isn't bad either.
I gave the V30 to my daughter and she loves it, so not bad.
I gave the V30 to my daughter and she loves it, so not bad.
My only LG phone was the LG G3. I bought it solely for the hype surrounding the first QHD screen in a phone, and it was...fine. The screen was actually pretty low quality in every other metric aside from resolution, and it liked to heat up constantly. But it was a nice little phone while I had it.
That said, my favorite phone ever was the Nexus 5, which was manufactured by LG.
I think LG really missed the mark by:
- Focusing on the high end, but also trying to one up Samsung by using gimmicks instead of better design or software
- Horrible software aesthetics. Really should have just used stock (or near stock) Android. Their skin STILL looks like Galaxy S3-era Touchwiz.
- Price, price, price. Most flagship LG phones were priced similarly or nearly identical to Samsung's, despite almost always having worse design and cameras.
- Of the major smartphone manufacturers, no one was worse at updates than LG. No long term support, and you would get updates months after even Samsung phones.
They really needed to cut back on the gimmicks and just create a solid phone with enough smart cuts that it could significantly undercut Samsung in price.
That said, my favorite phone ever was the Nexus 5, which was manufactured by LG.
I think LG really missed the mark by:
- Focusing on the high end, but also trying to one up Samsung by using gimmicks instead of better design or software
- Horrible software aesthetics. Really should have just used stock (or near stock) Android. Their skin STILL looks like Galaxy S3-era Touchwiz.
- Price, price, price. Most flagship LG phones were priced similarly or nearly identical to Samsung's, despite almost always having worse design and cameras.
- Of the major smartphone manufacturers, no one was worse at updates than LG. No long term support, and you would get updates months after even Samsung phones.
They really needed to cut back on the gimmicks and just create a solid phone with enough smart cuts that it could significantly undercut Samsung in price.
They made some boneheaded decisions over the years, from the ThinQ branding to using a lower end processors on their newer phones, to the f*cking Wing. Their phones always gets good word of mouth from everyone who uses them, but nothing that puts them over the top.
A history of super late Android Updates and buggy devices always kept me away. I liked that they were trying new things with the LG Wing and optional second screens for their devices, but again given their track record of updates I don't see either getting much support. That said, with HTC and LG gone it's up to Sony to carry the torch of giving a shit about audio quality on android devices. Maybe I should just get a dedicated music player.
They are not in it for the market share as Sony CEO said previously. They are keeping the division in order to maintain their engineering and know-how at a top level, so, when the next big trend emerges, they would be able to jump on it immediately.