@@rhodesreggies9560How did you even associate lack of sd card to water "resistance" when a lot of them, had one and never had issues with it? Galaxy S5 Active had jacks and sd card slots while having ip54. While the Xcover Pro and XCover6 Pro from Samsung had ip68 and removable battery too. And all water resistant phones still have usb ports until today.
@@rhodesreggies9560 no phone is water proof, only water resistant. MicroSD doesn't affect the water resistant rating. Phones can still have a IP rating with a hybrid slot, it takes only like a mm of space. It is just anti consumerism
I also did 🙂I too remember the constant battery drain from the always-on not-OLED screen, and the image retention on stock color settings, and the worry that the camera lens would crack or fall off eventually.. And despite that it's still the best phone ever made.
I miss that phone. Whenever I dropped it, the battery panel, battery, and main body would fly away from each other, and I like to believe that absorbed the shock like crumple zones in a car. I beat the crap out of that phone and it had patina by the time I decided to replace it.
The real OG one was the LG G5: Usb-C with video passthrough almost 10 years ago, fingerprint reader, easily removable battery (replacing it feels like changing magazine), tool-less replaceble lower bezzel (in case your usb jack wears out), IR Remote function, obviously headphones jack, obviously memory expandable with MicroSDs, built-in AM/FM radio, respectable cameras with good wide-angle mode, alluminium shell but the whole phone could be opened for repairs by removing 2 phillips screws. Those were the days
The sound has been amazing since the g2. Video pass through had been a staple before g5, removable Battery was the standard, volume buttons on the back made the frame sturdy, lg phones were very easy to replace the digitizer until amoled. Every new phone gets worse. I actually prefer the LCD look than the amoled
That is still my favorite phone. I used it for 5 years and still kept it as an MP3 player for another 5 until someone grabbed it and threw it outside and across the street out of some bizarre angry tirade. I became an LG Phone Brand loyalist after that. Ally prior phones were either overpriced, under quality, was loaded with bloatwear.
I mean, camera matters way more since barely anyone uses wired headphones anymore. And very few people would go back to wired if there was a 3,5mm jack
Had this phone for 6 years, keeping it alive with custom roms and a battery swap. This is still my favourite phone ever. Just a well rounded, beautiful device without compromises(during a time where most other manufacturers started putting an ugly notch and useless gimmicks on their phone while cutting essential features, like the headphone jack). Did not expect to see this video in my inbox.
Its actually sad that all the company that survive the competition are actually the one that has the least innovation. they rely on heavy advertisement instead of actually fully thought out the product like this and blindly follow the "trend" to gain as much profit as possible.
@@rolasleyva8602the lg g8x, stylo 6, g7, g6, v50, v60, even the velvet were all great phone I worked with Lg flagship and man I miss their phones they were all great!
Some notes on that list. - money is no object (within reason) - older phones had small displays, so a qwerty gave a huge advantage (eg Nexus One, Samsung Galaxy S1, S2) - Samsung made the best phone and with the largest display, and absolutely dominated the market for several years - I didn't give any extra points for S-Pen or DeX, as that makes things too unfair - Google Pixel 2XL was a controversial addition, this was Google's most competitive phone, yet it's not much better than the S8-Active - I love Custom Roms, but they typically take 6-12 months development to optimise better. And if you are upgrading your phone as often as this list, then you don't need it as you'll be on the most recent software anyway - Preference is given to more features (User Removable Battery, IrDa Blaster, 3.5mm port, microSD slot etc) but grounded in reality of the market - Storage Issues (lack of microSD slot) is major but can be bypassed by pure money and getting larger (1TB internal) models - Many great options from China but all had lots of small flaws, or a single major flaw, compared to the mainstream competitors .... what do you think about this list ? .... what is your list of android phones ? .... why is your nose so red ?
Bought a LG V60 for cheap last year, still using to this day as my main and million times better than the phone I had previously. The SD card and Quad DAC is gold. Battery is still fine and mine runs Android 13.
Had my "brand new" V60 dual screen about a year and a half and it's been good to me.. T-Mo but it didn't upgrade to A13 when I finally let it try.. North of the border... A12 works fine for me and 13 was fresh when I got it. Is it worth trying to make 13 install?
@@ryank5688 yeah it's pretty good to me so far, but I heard in A13 you can't use your headphones while the screen is off. And the phone doesn't vibrate after it shuts down. Other than that, the system is still smooth and snappy as always. You can check on LG V60 subreddit for any issues on Android 13.
V30 and G6 way ahead of their time. LG was a smartphone giant, but sadly misunderstood by the masses. My G6 is still in use, seeing it keep up till this day is crazy. Also paying 250€ in 2018 for it, still the best purchase I ever made.
LG and Sony, IMO, were the brands that push innovation. Although, a couple of years back I learned that Sony still make phones, and created the most literally "professional" phone.
Not only are Sony phones elegant and have nice 21:9 aspect ratio, microsd slot and headphone jack, you can run them with privacy respecting and beautiful European Sailfish OS, developed by team that left Nokia when it started to make windows phones.
Unfortunately sony is slowly getting rid of the good features as well. They've removed physical dual SIM support (which allowed for a nano SIM plus microSD at the same time) in favor of this stupid hybrid garbage, so if you want to use a microSD card you're forced to use the e-SIM nonsense, because it only has ONE shared physical slot for either a nano SIM *or* a microSD, and the e-SIM garbage somehow now counts as dual SIM support. Some newer models even went backwards going from USB 3 back down to USB 2 and losing displayport video output in the process
This video convinced me to dust out my old V20 and fix it when I can!!! Weird that I thought this was a post on the Android Police channel, your videos there are also full of heart and soul, not filled with spec sheets and items to be crossed off!! I rocked LG phones through my formative years, starting with the V20 and then moving on to a G7 and then a G8X, the company truly did keep everyone else in the industry on their toes!! Glad to see you have your own channel, subscribing now, and hope to see you grow more and more as time goes on!!! I also think you've done a video on the Nextbit Robin in the recent past, that was my second smartphone ever, and I still miss it!!!
Ive used my LG V40 for 6 years now,and finally upgraded to a newer device,but refuse to part with my LG.Considering rooting it and getting some custom firmware on it.LG really made innovative devices
could you send me a link to root the phone and install cusrom if u find one? i had this device also for 6 years now and couldnt find any way to root v40 :(
@@Knaeckebrotsaege you can still unlock the bootloaders on most LG devices if you know where to look. A quick look on the XDA forum gave me tons of guides for various devices and their variants. I managed to unlock my V40 using one of the guides on the website.
Oh, yeah. I used to do that when I was younger. Google lineage os. Most popular custom rom, or Android system for normies. Bank app won't work and any other app that detects rooting but otherwise you'll have a pretty solid operating system that's faster.
Still daily driving mine, works like new, stock battery still over 90% health. Rooted stock, a few mods, GCam for better photos. Does absolutely everything I need it to, period. Only new phones I'd consider upgrades are Sony's Xperia (and I think Sony's given up on follow-ups). All others have no headphone jacks, no SD slot, ugly notches or camera holes, annoying camera bumps, so stupidly big they peek out of the deepest pockets, even the prices are absurd. Still waiting for a truly appealing upgrade but at this point it'll probably never come.
I was diehard LG before I found out they stopped making phones a few years ago. I haven't been excited about a new phone since. Glad others also appreciated their novelty!
My first two phones were LG's when everyone around was bragging about their Motorolas and Samsungs. I always felt like I was flying the smart stealth fighter among the plebes.
well here's my story with LGV30. Used it for 4 yrs. Loved it so much that I got display panel replaced thrice (because it was utter joy to use that piece), upgraded some hardware. Then it started to malfunction, got that corrected after 3 months of RnD and spending more than the phone's cost itself. Got happier. The world now had its eyes on my V30, someone stole it. RIP LGV30, the best phone I had ever. Can anyone share how to buy a new one if possible?
I hate to hear that! But I'm glad someone gave you a suggested option in comments. I rock a note 9 from Samsung...but supposedly internal hardware guts designed to fail prematurely......I sure know the screen has jacked up, unfortunately...
November 2023 I bought the LG G8sThinQ brand new and still in a plastic wrapped box, just for the headphone output, but after two years on an iphone it was really nice to have this extra phone for the Android experience as well as the DAC
LG knew how to make phones and in some ways they listened to all fans not just their hardcore ones like the stubborn Sony does. In my opinion they just should have tried to be more competitive with pricing and maybe try stock android, but they weren't afraid to experiment and should have kept making phones. Just adjust the prices at the time to undercut the competition
Stubborn Sony? Sony? The same company who now made a 1080p LTPO panel, with great battery life, perhaps the greatest in Android ever, keeps buttons for volume, power and camera shutter, has expandable storage upto a record 2 TB, has the highest quality speakers ever and still has a headphone jack? That Sony? LG was still a low quality basement bargain brand when Sony was at the top of the game in televisions, walkmans and cameras . You can call Samsung stubborn,.or you can call Apple downright dictatorial, but SONY?
Yea the sony with poor support and expensive as fuck phones. If they tried to change according to the market and demand theyd still be one of the best in the business. Nah they still make good phones everything is perfect except for the poor software support and extensive price tag@@NoName-bb2pu
8:30 Huawei didn't exit the market at all it's just banned in the US and some other countries. If you like what they made you could always import one. Though I think the most resent ban on using google services will make anything they launched 2024 forward unusable.
It's because Huawei was a threat. DJI is a brand that is Chinese but trustworthy. Huawei was actively stealing patents and technologies from the West. Imagine Huawei installing infrastructure and then weaponizing that infrastructure when they want to invade Taiwan
I knew it was an LG after I spotted the "rounded" corners that are actually slightly bowed-outwards chamfered edges (see 0:37) instead of a seamless 90-degree arc. My LG G6 had that design problem too and it was mildly infuriating!
been using the same phone for almost 7 years now. Face Unlock, Fingerprint sensor, micro sd card slot, dual sim, headphone Jack, infrared controller, plenty enough battery and cameras that still take amazing pictures. really dont want to think about all the features I'd loose by "upgrading" to a new device
In love with my V60 for similar reasons. Wonderful DAC, expandable storage, and I learned from a friend that the USB port supports MIDI devices too. I was burned by the LGG4 and V10 apu issues, but after this phone I'm sad they are out of the market.
And with good reason. I still have my LG V35 and I mostly use it for entertainment now such as games or videos or as my Roku remote. Every now and then, I'll take it with me for pictures and videos because it still has a 512gb micro SD card with plenty of storage left and the cameras STILL HOLD UP in 2024. The LG V30/V35 was a highly underrated phone when it first came out and I'm happy I still have mine. Also, you have a new subscriber here! Please keep up with the great content!
So much lg love here. I was apart of that group years ago until my phone bricked itself. It leaves a bad feeling in my gut that somebody would purchase a phone based on the good comments on this video without hearing the other side. If you don't care about losing all your data or have some kind of daily cloud backups sure whatever.
i remember seeing your old videos when you wanted to do changes on the channel. got this video from recommended and i like the direction of this channel. reviewing niche and unique old techs. i hope to see more of this videos
LG was real fun . Always trying to do something out of the box , although that did turn out to be a double edged sword, but heck they were real fun . From G flex & it's scratch resistant back to LG wing it was such a cool time when phones were fun. Ahh pure Nostalgia.❤
The early LG V series is still legendary till this day, 2024. The audio, the camera, the overall features and package, all ahead of its time back then. I still have a working V10 set.... Only challenge is finding good replacement batteries.
LG was the best, I still use my v40 till this day. Android 10 with quad dac and micro sd expansion. I still use it along with my Pixel 7. Can't let go of LG
Still running my V30 since 2018. I replaced the battery twice already, the colors on the screen get a bit funky when it gets hot, the side aluminium profiles look awful from the years of use, and my fingerprint reader does not work since the last battery swap. But still, I just can't let go of this phone. There's no new phone right now at this compact size with all these features.
I was kinda frustrated when LG stopped making phones because I genuinely liked and picked their phone every time I had a upgrade or needed a new one. That was until I went for a upgrade but didn't see a LG option, so I asked if they had any coming in stock soon, or if another location had a LG model I could upgrade to. Well, we all know what the answer to that was. Now I'm stuck with a Samsung Galaxy abc123 or whatever, that honestly doesn't hold a candle to LG.
Yeah, LG phones were the goats. I only had one, the Stylo 4, but that was easily my favourite phone and I still feel nostalgic about it. I upgraded to an A13 5G (and then S24+) but they don't feel the same as the Stylo 4. I do own a G8 (and I actually enjoyed playing with it when I received it)
@@viator5000 wired audio is definitely better on V60, I clearly remember my feelings when it arrived and I was comparing the sound. But that doesn't mean previous models are much worse, they're all great.
7:27 - Hear, hear! I'm partial to my LG G4 with its rear up/down buttons. I could easily use them as playback controls without taking my phone out of my pocket with any headphones of my choosing that didn't have buttons. Aside from that: WQHD screen, NFC, Qi, universal IR remote (for all the RGB stuff), MicroSD, Jack, decent audio, removable battery, no notch... this is where phone design peaked.
Wow, you actually brought a smile to my face, I still use the V30 and the V40 as my regular daily phones. For me the V30 is the perfect size and weight but I alternate with it's big brother the V40, just to keep them both working and "synced". One of the main features for me is the fingerprint sensor, perfectly located in the centre of the back where the index finger naturally falls, and which works first time every time, unlike my galaxy s22 plus in display sensor, which at the best works about 70% of the time. I have turned my camera shutter noise off, it doesn't sound when I take pictures with the phone on silent. I have the Taiwan variant. I keep buying newer more modern phones and always end up going back to my LG,'s. For me, they are just the best. Thanks for giving it a mention.
I rocked the LG V30+ for years. That Quad DAC. Headphones jack. Man. My buddies had the same phone too. Legendary phone. I think my support was discontinued by at&t so they sent me a Galaxy S9. I actually still have it... gonna charge it up and use it for my new Sennheisers. Thanks for the reminder bro. Oh and btw, your request to subscribe was the most genuine and best I've ever seen. I subbed right away. Idk why. You just seemed trustworthy
Had a V30 that had a road accident, and currently have a V35, V40 and V60 as my camera controller, backup/hotspot phone, and main, respectively. The V40 feels like the peak of the camera quality side of things.
Still using a LG V40 as my daily. It's hard to part with it. The p-oled screen is still great - not grainy like Samsung's. Unfortunately, the speaker stopped working, so I have to upgrade. Maybe the Oneplus 13?
My mom now uses my old v30. I got her an "unlocked" v60 from Walmart that only works on Verizon (which we dont have in Canada and Walmart's terrible customer service had me give up in frustration on returning it). Haven't tested the audio on that but it's a lovely mini wifi tablet for her
My LG G7 ThinQ lasted 6 years. It had not slowed down and was working great at the time that the screen broke. Quite sad that LG stopped making phones.
I used to have one (sadly, it was stolen before my first year with it) and even though I bought it a year after it was released, it was easily the best phone I've ever had (at least in relation to its time). I always wondered how it would fare today if I had been able to keep it, cause I'd have absolutely gone the extra mile to keep it pristine and in working order, even if just to keep it as a second phone or to pass it on to a family member, just so I could see it live on.
@@kevriveroc Well, it's still performs better than avarage mid-range phone or any low-end. I did have a chance to compare it against many budget and expensive flagship options since friends often ask me to pick something second-hand. I mean, even in terms of raw performance and operation fluency - it does outperform any low-end phone. Not just sensors/ports/speakers. Loudspeaker is a sole weak point of this model. So it's still a great budget option in case if you manage to find it in fine condition.
I believe v35 doesn't have the wired video out via usbc that the previous gen v30 has. The v30 is just $65 shipped from China so I'm very very tempted. But I recently got a Poco F3 for $150 and replaced the screen on a Xiaomi Mi9 so I can't justify getting yet another even older phone.
My V30 Thin Q usually sits under the TV on a stand, connected to a Denon amp and wirelessly to the TV and a Bluetooth mouse. However after watching your video, I've changed my Fiio FA7s to non-balanced 3. 5mm cable, put the BTR 15 away for the night and currently enjoying my V30 as a DAP, and it's sublime. And yes it drove my HD600s just fine too at the time. Currently waiting on some HD650s after selling the 600s. My example virtually mint, boxed and cost me 70euro. 512SD card / Amazon music.
I ran an LG G7 ThinQ as my daily driver until last summer and previously had the LG G3 and G4, but never a V series phone. Still, the Quad DAC was one of my favourite features and a fairly unique one to have in a phone. The thing I miss the most is that rear fingerprint sensor and the old rear power button and volume rockers from the G3 and G4. Also, the G4 had the best implemented manual camera mode I've used in a smartphone. There was a lot to admire about the way LG did things. Unfortunately, they didn't have the headline specs that a lot of reviewers like to bang on about.
I daily drive V30 for a month lately, despite the 4gb insufficient ram, it's really a great phone with feature ahead of its time, while keeping just 158gram.
Can confirm. Still use my V30 most days. So light, shockingly thin, great build quality, and OLED. Wonderful phone. My LG G2 from like 2013 is also still going strong, had a wild screen to body ratio back in those days.
Still have my LG V35 in my room. I miss my LG phones. I haven't been happy with phones today. This actually convinced me to buy a replacement battery and go back to it.
@@Bufalino-y3k No this year they virtually don't. Not even the Galaxy A16 5G. Only 2 models they released this year that still has it is the M15 5G and Xcover 7. That's it. It's officially gone from 90-95% of their models.
Man, i still have a V30 from new! Daily!!! Compact, light weight, manual and cinema cameras and much more. Lg was my ONE and ONLY preferred smartphone company and they must return!
Always loved my LG phones back in the day, just really loved their Android skin. The fingerprint scanner on the back was so sick, miss it so much. It was so responsive and never missed inputs.
I am on a Sony Xperia for the reason of headphone jack + microSD. Not a perfect DAC, but it is is decent with a way to get a modern flagship. That said, very, very cool to hear your experience with this older device.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S9 plus which is a Korean version and it has the same camera shutter sound thing. I recently travelled and upon landing, I got a pop-up notification saying that i can now lower the shutter sound if I wanted.
I had an LG V20 and loved it! It had the built-in IR Remote, great camera, android features, and the B&O Headphones to go with it that came with it when it came out.. This looks even nicer, ill have to look into one bc i need an android device so this would actually be perfect for this..
I used to have an LG v20 and it was the best smartphone I ever had. Secondary display in top for easy access apps, it had 3 cameras at a time where that was unheard of (telephoto and wide angle). Also had an IR blaster, which meant you can use it as a remote control for ANYTHING. But that wasn’t all, it had a metal encasing, but a button on the side allowed you to pop that back open, yes pop the back open, and remove the battery and SIM card. Truly a next gen smartphone.
I had a V20, it had a lot of the stuff that the V30 had, but it also had a small secondary display which was cool, and a REMOVABLE BATTERY. I wish the smartphone industry would be more experimental, the only modern phones that i am interested in that don't have a headphone jack are the foldables (excluding the flip).
i still keep my V20 charged even tho' it's no longer my daily driver. ever since owning and knowing LG stopped making phones, I've been eyeing V-series phones. i'm curious about the cult following of the V30 and whether the devotees pick this one out of the bunch for reasons other than relative availability, price and good looks? in other words, is it just the most well-rounded offering of the V-series or does it have exclusive functional elements too (that are not available in the other V-series phones)?
I don't daily drive my V20 but both my V10 and V20 are still around as music players. The headphone amps and dacs are unreal. I really miss having the manual video mode. I know you can get apps for it on the iphone but the LG interface was perfect.
I used to have a LG G6 in middle school, which has a backside fingerprint power button. I really liked it. Sleek design, can run GrapheneOS, headphone jack, just sad that the battery life went so down to only about 2 hours on it's last days. LG is a great company that should have lived on man.
My daily driver is a Samsung, but I still use my old LG V40 to listen to music. Before I had the V40, I had the V20, and before that, the G4. I miss LG phones.
I'm offering upgraded Android 14 "DAP-ified" LG V30s specifically to use as DAPs on eBay. LG stopped support at Android 9. My conversion unlocks them for any carrier, removes all bloatware, provides full access to every single setting of the Quad DAC without having to "trick" the phone (impedance modes, filters, amplification, etc), and simply brings the device up to 2024. The LG V30s still sound fantastic and easily beat out a lot of current chunky DAPs. Shameless plug, but people are enjoying them.
I was someone who bought a new phone every 10-12 months between 2009 and 2018. I have been on my S9+ since 2018. I refuse to have a hole in my screen, to go without a headphone jack, and to go without an SD card. I'm not looking forward to replacing this phone.
I got the LG v20, and the audio on that one was out of this world! I got the SHP-9000 open back headphones to jam out on walks and still hear the sounds of nature, and it was incredible! I've since upgraded to the iPhone16 with the Huawei Freeclips. Sound went from AMAZING to merely surprisingly good, but I literally forget that I have earbuds on and leave them in 6+ hours per day. Comfort is king. but I still miss my phablet with the cans. LG audio is unbeatable.
No micro-sd should be considered anti consumer.
Edit: I meant the absence of micro SD on newer phones.
Huawei created nano SD but no one else adopted. Blame the US government who banned them out of jealousy. So much great tech going unnoticed.
water proofing 🤥
@@rhodesreggies9560 There are phones out there with IP ratings and SD card slots. Companies can do it, they just don't want to.
@@rhodesreggies9560How did you even associate lack of sd card to water "resistance" when a lot of them, had one and never had issues with it?
Galaxy S5 Active had jacks and sd card slots while having ip54. While the Xcover Pro and XCover6 Pro from Samsung had ip68 and removable battery too.
And all water resistant phones still have usb ports until today.
@@rhodesreggies9560 no phone is water proof, only water resistant. MicroSD doesn't affect the water resistant rating. Phones can still have a IP rating with a hybrid slot, it takes only like a mm of space. It is just anti consumerism
I had a LG v20. Man oh man it was amazing. The removable battery. The second display. The DAC. The camera. So many memories
I also did 🙂I too remember the constant battery drain from the always-on not-OLED screen, and the image retention on stock color settings, and the worry that the camera lens would crack or fall off eventually..
And despite that it's still the best phone ever made.
It had bad display. Also button layout was hard to get used to. I tried to flash LineageOS and completely broke network reception.
I miss that phone. Whenever I dropped it, the battery panel, battery, and main body would fly away from each other, and I like to believe that absorbed the shock like crumple zones in a car. I beat the crap out of that phone and it had patina by the time I decided to replace it.
i still use mine :)
I loved my G3 with the IR Blaster.
I miss the novelty (often genuinely useful) features of older phones.
Omg yes
Yeah so true, now they just add gimmicks that you forget about in a week or two :/
i truly miss lg's phones. same for huawei's pre-blacklist devices :(
made this comment before i reached the point when he mentioned huawei.. im glad someone else has noticed this
Still use my v20..
The real OG one was the LG G5:
Usb-C with video passthrough almost 10 years ago, fingerprint reader, easily removable battery (replacing it feels like changing magazine), tool-less replaceble lower bezzel (in case your usb jack wears out), IR Remote function, obviously headphones jack, obviously memory expandable with MicroSDs, built-in AM/FM radio, respectable cameras with good wide-angle mode, alluminium shell but the whole phone could be opened for repairs by removing 2 phillips screws.
Those were the days
The real og was the LG G6. Loved that phone...
The sound has been amazing since the g2. Video pass through had been a staple before g5, removable Battery was the standard, volume buttons on the back made the frame sturdy, lg phones were very easy to replace the digitizer until amoled. Every new phone gets worse. I actually prefer the LCD look than the amoled
no, but G3 was. Quad HP screen, microSD, removable battery with cradle battery pack, WIRELESS charghing,
That is still my favorite phone. I used it for 5 years and still kept it as an MP3 player for another 5 until someone grabbed it and threw it outside and across the street out of some bizarre angry tirade.
I became an LG Phone Brand loyalist after that. Ally prior phones were either overpriced, under quality, was loaded with bloatwear.
Damn, that does sound awesome! 🎉
Finally someone is talking about WIRED audio through headphones jack, ALL what other channels are talking about is the camera...
That’s all that was marketed, taking a picture. So tiresome
I mean, camera matters way more since barely anyone uses wired headphones anymore. And very few people would go back to wired if there was a 3,5mm jack
Enjoy your lacking and laggy af audio then @@Menon9767
@@Menon9767I feel like you're living in another world. *Wireless headphones are still very popular where I am
*Wired
@@PedroKing19 Okay might be, I'm living in central Europe and see basically nobody with wired headphones in public transit
Had this phone for 6 years, keeping it alive with custom roms and a battery swap. This is still my favourite phone ever. Just a well rounded, beautiful device without compromises(during a time where most other manufacturers started putting an ugly notch and useless gimmicks on their phone while cutting essential features, like the headphone jack). Did not expect to see this video in my inbox.
how the heck do you get custom ROMs on LG phones after the bootloader unlock site shutdown?!
@@Knaeckebrotsaegethey probably unlocked before the shutdown
@@ralphjohnticsay8771 well guess i can throw mine in the e-waste then since there doesn't seem to be a (free) way to do it anymore
@@Knaeckebrotsaege The Wtf Method on XDA.
No ugly notch has a good wide display and a headphone jack thats compatible to all my IEM'S that ticks some major boxes for me.
I want one, it would actually be an upgrade to what I'm rockin' anyway, like, in every way possible other than battery capacity.
Too bad it's unnecessarily hard to install custom rom in this phone
@@MasonGreenWeed You don't have to if you're going use this as a DAP.
@@tsnvbuff3 Yep! the battery in this will be not great as a daily driver.
Yeah, just like Sony
Its actually sad that all the company that survive the competition are actually the one that has the least innovation. they rely on heavy advertisement instead of actually fully thought out the product like this and blindly follow the "trend" to gain as much profit as possible.
LG's live on, and have always had terrific second lives as standalone media players. Thanks for the shout out and the lovely trip down memory lane 😊
I agree. Actually I bought a LG G8 in 2019 thanks to your review on that phone. Still works today, but I don’t use it as my main phone anymore.
@@rolasleyva8602the lg g8x, stylo 6, g7, g6, v50, v60, even the velvet were all great phone I worked with Lg flagship and man I miss their phones they were all great!
What I'd do to have them back 😭
@@theryanthomas Here is the list of best Android Phone upgrades:
Google G1, Motorola Cliq, Motorola Milestone, Motorola Milestone 2, Motorola Milestone 3, Samsung Galaxy NOTE, Samsung Note 2, Samsung Note 3, Samsung Note 4, Samsung S6 Active, ZTE Axon 7, Samsung S7 Active, Samsung S8 Active, Google Pixel 2XL, Samsung Note 9, Samsung S10+, Sony Xperia 5 mk II, ASUS ZenFone 9, Xiaomi 13 Pro, Samsung S24+.....
Some notes on that list.
- money is no object (within reason)
- older phones had small displays, so a qwerty gave a huge advantage (eg Nexus One, Samsung Galaxy S1, S2)
- Samsung made the best phone and with the largest display, and absolutely dominated the market for several years
- I didn't give any extra points for S-Pen or DeX, as that makes things too unfair
- Google Pixel 2XL was a controversial addition, this was Google's most competitive phone, yet it's not much better than the S8-Active
- I love Custom Roms, but they typically take 6-12 months development to optimise better. And if you are upgrading your phone as often as this list, then you don't need it as you'll be on the most recent software anyway
- Preference is given to more features (User Removable Battery, IrDa Blaster, 3.5mm port, microSD slot etc) but grounded in reality of the market
- Storage Issues (lack of microSD slot) is major but can be bypassed by pure money and getting larger (1TB internal) models
- Many great options from China but all had lots of small flaws, or a single major flaw, compared to the mainstream competitors
.... what do you think about this list ?
.... what is your list of android phones ?
.... why is your nose so red ?
Bought a LG V60 for cheap last year, still using to this day as my main and million times better than the phone I had previously. The SD card and Quad DAC is gold. Battery is still fine and mine runs Android 13.
LG g8 here and the dac is great. I can play genshin. Its amazing wish LG was still in the game
Got mine last month, I'm loving it. It is one of the best phones I've ever used
Had my "brand new" V60 dual screen about a year and a half and it's been good to me.. T-Mo but it didn't upgrade to A13 when I finally let it try.. North of the border... A12 works fine for me and 13 was fresh when I got it. Is it worth trying to make 13 install?
@@ryank5688 yeah it's pretty good to me so far, but I heard in A13 you can't use your headphones while the screen is off. And the phone doesn't vibrate after it shuts down. Other than that, the system is still smooth and snappy as always. You can check on LG V60 subreddit for any issues on Android 13.
Bought one for $425 bnib with no hard complaints about the experience. My next stop will be Sony, I think.
V30 and G6 way ahead of their time. LG was a smartphone giant, but sadly misunderstood by the masses. My G6 is still in use, seeing it keep up till this day is crazy. Also paying 250€ in 2018 for it, still the best purchase I ever made.
G6 was my last good phone, too bad I left it on the roof of my car one day 😅
G6 was definitely the game changer!
Mmm bootloops
G2 was also ahead of its time
nah its the other way around, they misunderstood the masses
3:45 When visiting Japan, my dad used a JP Sim card and even that enabled the shutter sound, not device region. Pretty cool stuff!
LG and Sony, IMO, were the brands that push innovation. Although, a couple of years back I learned that Sony still make phones, and created the most literally "professional" phone.
Not only are Sony phones elegant and have nice 21:9 aspect ratio, microsd slot and headphone jack, you can run them with privacy respecting and beautiful European Sailfish OS, developed by team that left Nokia when it started to make windows phones.
@@morganlafey2455 Sadly the most recent 1 VI isn't 21:9. Hopefully the 1 VII returns to 21:9.
@@kaixabow Yeah i miss the 21:9. Long phone > big slab
But overall yeah, Sony is the only manufacturer with the classic cellphone feature set
I'm using the LG wing rn. I have the glass rectangle phones
Unfortunately sony is slowly getting rid of the good features as well. They've removed physical dual SIM support (which allowed for a nano SIM plus microSD at the same time) in favor of this stupid hybrid garbage, so if you want to use a microSD card you're forced to use the e-SIM nonsense, because it only has ONE shared physical slot for either a nano SIM *or* a microSD, and the e-SIM garbage somehow now counts as dual SIM support. Some newer models even went backwards going from USB 3 back down to USB 2 and losing displayport video output in the process
Still have my V60 with it's Dual Screen case. Such a little champion with the Quad DAC and emulation performance on the SD 865.
Which is a good option to buy
V 30 or v 60
I want to use it as audio player for headphones
Which is a good option to buy
V 30 or v 60
I want to use it as audio player for headphones
It's crazy how underated this guy is , all his videos have so much soul in it
I know Right! I have known him since 2016 and he is soo good at his work and as you said soulful to his work.
he's also an android police host!
no glazing please
@@fiscalizacaoletterboxdstop calling everything glazing, we can't talk anymore?
@@gojifan6705 it's better to not talk
This video convinced me to dust out my old V20 and fix it when I can!!! Weird that I thought this was a post on the Android Police channel, your videos there are also full of heart and soul, not filled with spec sheets and items to be crossed off!!
I rocked LG phones through my formative years, starting with the V20 and then moving on to a G7 and then a G8X, the company truly did keep everyone else in the industry on their toes!!
Glad to see you have your own channel, subscribing now, and hope to see you grow more and more as time goes on!!!
I also think you've done a video on the Nextbit Robin in the recent past, that was my second smartphone ever, and I still miss it!!!
lmk if you want to sell it, looking foward to get one
I still have my V20, IIRC its the last smartphone to have a user replaceable battery (at least to easily replace it).
I have my V20 for the same reason.
Ive used my LG V40 for 6 years now,and finally upgraded to a newer device,but refuse to part with my LG.Considering rooting it and getting some custom firmware on it.LG really made innovative devices
could you send me a link to root the phone and install cusrom if u find one? i had this device also for 6 years now and couldnt find any way to root v40 :(
isn't it impossible to unlock the bootloader on pretty much all LGs since the website to get the code from was shut down in 2022 or so?
@@Knaeckebrotsaege you can still unlock the bootloaders on most LG devices if you know where to look. A quick look on the XDA forum gave me tons of guides for various devices and their variants. I managed to unlock my V40 using one of the guides on the website.
Oh, yeah. I used to do that when I was younger. Google lineage os. Most popular custom rom, or Android system for normies. Bank app won't work and any other app that detects rooting but otherwise you'll have a pretty solid operating system that's faster.
@@SoulTouchMusic93 Ive read that root can be hidden from banking and other apps that detect root
When I saw the title, I knew it had to be the LG V line. I have an LG v50 and I love it. Amazing color-correct camera, great mic, great DAC, etc.
The v30/v35 is peak lg design.
I still dream of an LG Wing 2.
@@blues03 blame the trolls for ruining LG
Still daily driving mine, works like new, stock battery still over 90% health. Rooted stock, a few mods, GCam for better photos. Does absolutely everything I need it to, period.
Only new phones I'd consider upgrades are Sony's Xperia (and I think Sony's given up on follow-ups). All others have no headphone jacks, no SD slot, ugly notches or camera holes, annoying camera bumps, so stupidly big they peek out of the deepest pockets, even the prices are absurd.
Still waiting for a truly appealing upgrade but at this point it'll probably never come.
Can you sell me this phone. I am a big fan of this phone.
No protruding camera bumps. Win
I was diehard LG before I found out they stopped making phones a few years ago. I haven't been excited about a new phone since. Glad others also appreciated their novelty!
My first two phones were LG's when everyone around was bragging about their Motorolas and Samsungs. I always felt like I was flying the smart stealth fighter among the plebes.
bruh LG was the most innovative company we had, and it died. it still hurts my soul
well here's my story with LGV30. Used it for 4 yrs. Loved it so much that I got display panel replaced thrice (because it was utter joy to use that piece), upgraded some hardware. Then it started to malfunction, got that corrected after 3 months of RnD and spending more than the phone's cost itself. Got happier. The world now had its eyes on my V30, someone stole it.
RIP LGV30, the best phone I had ever. Can anyone share how to buy a new one if possible?
ali express has plenty. think i saw one review questioning whether the camera in theirs was original. apparently it still was a good cam
I hate to hear that! But I'm glad someone gave you a suggested option in comments. I rock a note 9 from Samsung...but supposedly internal hardware guts designed to fail prematurely......I sure know the screen has jacked up, unfortunately...
1:28 IT CAN RUN HUH DUH SIX HUNGEOS BY OLD MATE SENN?!
Have you just summoned DankPods?
Ol’ Mate Senny?
"Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well"
Hahahaha you have made my morning with that comment. FRANK! WHAT THE HECK YA DOIN YA FACCKEN SNAKE?
@@theryanthomas i think he should make a video on this phone! I know he has a disdain for android but this ticks a lot of why he hates new phones
November 2023 I bought the LG G8sThinQ brand new and still in a plastic wrapped box, just for the headphone output, but after two years on an iphone it was really nice to have this extra phone for the Android experience as well as the DAC
LG knew how to make phones and in some ways they listened to all fans not just their hardcore ones like the stubborn Sony does.
In my opinion they just should have tried to be more competitive with pricing and maybe try stock android, but they weren't afraid to experiment and should have kept making phones. Just adjust the prices at the time to undercut the competition
Sony at least makes phones...
Stubborn Sony? Sony? The same company who now made a 1080p LTPO panel, with great battery life, perhaps the greatest in Android ever, keeps buttons for volume, power and camera shutter, has expandable storage upto a record 2 TB, has the highest quality speakers ever and still has a headphone jack? That Sony? LG was still a low quality basement bargain brand when Sony was at the top of the game in televisions, walkmans and cameras .
You can call Samsung stubborn,.or you can call Apple downright dictatorial, but SONY?
@@bush2137 that's 100% true
Yea the sony with poor support and expensive as fuck phones. If they tried to change according to the market and demand theyd still be one of the best in the business. Nah they still make good phones everything is perfect except for the poor software support and extensive price tag@@NoName-bb2pu
They also should have marketed their phones better.
8:30 Huawei didn't exit the market at all it's just banned in the US and some other countries. If you like what they made you could always import one. Though I think the most resent ban on using google services will make anything they launched 2024 forward unusable.
It's because Huawei was a threat.
DJI is a brand that is Chinese but trustworthy.
Huawei was actively stealing patents and technologies from the West.
Imagine Huawei installing infrastructure and then weaponizing that infrastructure when they want to invade Taiwan
I knew it was an LG after I spotted the "rounded" corners that are actually slightly bowed-outwards chamfered edges (see 0:37) instead of a seamless 90-degree arc. My LG G6 had that design problem too and it was mildly infuriating!
Yes looks indeed mindly infuriating
been using the same phone for almost 7 years now. Face Unlock, Fingerprint sensor, micro sd card slot, dual sim, headphone Jack, infrared controller, plenty enough battery and cameras that still take amazing pictures. really dont want to think about all the features I'd loose by "upgrading" to a new device
Japanese phones too u can't mute the shutter button
It's because of people on trains that sexually harass others.
That's for legal reasons.
So you can't secretly take pictures of other people
because of freaks lol
@@Cringemoment4045Korea as well but Silent Camera and Open Camera solved it. xD
In love with my V60 for similar reasons.
Wonderful DAC, expandable storage, and I learned from a friend that the USB port supports MIDI devices too.
I was burned by the LGG4 and V10 apu issues, but after this phone I'm sad they are out of the market.
Man you are grinding these day, So many well made videos in such a short time.
Those chained up people in his basement won't be feeding themselves.
I still daily the G8 and recently completed collecting the G series of phones, they're all pretty cool. I'll have to start the V series now!
And with good reason. I still have my LG V35 and I mostly use it for entertainment now such as games or videos or as my Roku remote. Every now and then, I'll take it with me for pictures and videos because it still has a 512gb micro SD card with plenty of storage left and the cameras STILL HOLD UP in 2024. The LG V30/V35 was a highly underrated phone when it first came out and I'm happy I still have mine.
Also, you have a new subscriber here! Please keep up with the great content!
You got your 100,000 subscribers!!! Congratulations!!!
You've been on a tear lately with quality content. Happy to subscribe.
this is the stuff that phone nerds appreiciate, please keep making videos of the OG phones
So much lg love here. I was apart of that group years ago until my phone bricked itself. It leaves a bad feeling in my gut that somebody would purchase a phone based on the good comments on this video without hearing the other side. If you don't care about losing all your data or have some kind of daily cloud backups sure whatever.
When I saw the title, I knew it would be one of the LG hi-fi ones, these were bloody brilliant.
I really like these 18:9 aspect ratio displays, no notch or punch hole cutout, those phones looked clean and classy back then!
i remember seeing your old videos when you wanted to do changes on the channel. got this video from recommended and i like the direction of this channel. reviewing niche and unique old techs. i hope to see more of this videos
LG was real fun . Always trying to do something out of the box , although that did turn out to be a double edged sword, but heck they were real fun . From G flex & it's scratch resistant back to LG wing it was such a cool time when phones were fun.
Ahh pure Nostalgia.❤
Juat read it back , I wrote "fun" too many times . 😅
The early LG V series is still legendary till this day, 2024. The audio, the camera, the overall features and package, all ahead of its time back then. I still have a working V10 set.... Only challenge is finding good replacement batteries.
LG was the best,
I still use my v40 till this day.
Android 10 with quad dac and micro sd expansion.
I still use it along with my Pixel 7.
Can't let go of LG
Still running my V30 since 2018. I replaced the battery twice already, the colors on the screen get a bit funky when it gets hot, the side aluminium profiles look awful from the years of use, and my fingerprint reader does not work since the last battery swap. But still, I just can't let go of this phone. There's no new phone right now at this compact size with all these features.
I was kinda frustrated when LG stopped making phones because I genuinely liked and picked their phone every time I had a upgrade or needed a new one. That was until I went for a upgrade but didn't see a LG option, so I asked if they had any coming in stock soon, or if another location had a LG model I could upgrade to. Well, we all know what the answer to that was. Now I'm stuck with a Samsung Galaxy abc123 or whatever, that honestly doesn't hold a candle to LG.
Yeah, LG phones were the goats. I only had one, the Stylo 4, but that was easily my favourite phone and I still feel nostalgic about it. I upgraded to an A13 5G (and then S24+) but they don't feel the same as the Stylo 4. I do own a G8 (and I actually enjoyed playing with it when I received it)
I was sooo sad when my LG G3 died.. the audio jack on that phone was phenomenal too!
I am still holding on to my 2017 lg v30 +... It still works like a charm!!
Can you sell me this phone. I am a big fan of this phone
I still own LG V30, V50 and V60 is my daily driver. Amazing phones with unique features ahead of its time!
How's the wired audio on the newer iterations? Is it better or did they make it worse?
Can you sell me this phone v30. I am a big fan of this phone
I had the V10 and G5.
Loved them ❤😊
@@viator5000 wired audio is definitely better on V60, I clearly remember my feelings when it arrived and I was comparing the sound. But that doesn't mean previous models are much worse, they're all great.
Haven't seen the entire video. Just subscribed because of how respectful was he while asking his audience to do so.
7:27 - Hear, hear! I'm partial to my LG G4 with its rear up/down buttons. I could easily use them as playback controls without taking my phone out of my pocket with any headphones of my choosing that didn't have buttons.
Aside from that: WQHD screen, NFC, Qi, universal IR remote (for all the RGB stuff), MicroSD, Jack, decent audio, removable battery, no notch... this is where phone design peaked.
Wow, you actually brought a smile to my face, I still use the V30 and the V40 as my regular daily phones. For me the V30 is the perfect size and weight but I alternate with it's big brother the V40, just to keep them both working and "synced". One of the main features for me is the fingerprint sensor, perfectly located in the centre of the back where the index finger naturally falls, and which works first time every time, unlike my galaxy s22 plus in display sensor, which at the best works about 70% of the time. I have turned my camera shutter noise off, it doesn't sound when I take pictures with the phone on silent. I have the Taiwan variant. I keep buying newer more modern phones and always end up going back to my LG,'s. For me, they are just the best. Thanks for giving it a mention.
Watching this video on my 6 year old V30 ❤
I rocked the LG V30+ for years. That Quad DAC. Headphones jack. Man. My buddies had the same phone too. Legendary phone. I think my support was discontinued by at&t so they sent me a Galaxy S9. I actually still have it... gonna charge it up and use it for my new Sennheisers. Thanks for the reminder bro.
Oh and btw, your request to subscribe was the most genuine and best I've ever seen. I subbed right away. Idk why. You just seemed trustworthy
I absolutely LOVE my lg v30. I also have an lg v20. Due to the quad dac
You now have 101k subscribers, congrats on reaching your goal.
I'm still using it every day. It's my main phone. Long live V30!!!
Me too, it is still my main phone.
I had an LG V10 back in the day and I LOVED that thing. Great audio for sure but just all around excellent feature set and build quality
LG V30 with GCAM is something spectacular! The photos you are able to take with that phone is just awesome!
Yes bro, its even better than gcam on the new midrange. I had one too and it looks like it was shot from a DSLR
which GCAM did u use?
@@gunawanw5387 Just search gcam for LG V30, where I get mine link has shot down
Another option is the LG g8. It has all the things that the v30 has. But also runs Android 12.
PH-1 ist my classic of all time
Man... I miss that phone... I realy wish they would have continued with the essential 2
Had a V30 that had a road accident, and currently have a V35, V40 and V60 as my camera controller, backup/hotspot phone, and main, respectively. The V40 feels like the peak of the camera quality side of things.
Still using a LG V40 as my daily. It's hard to part with it. The p-oled screen is still great - not grainy like Samsung's. Unfortunately, the speaker stopped working, so I have to upgrade. Maybe the Oneplus 13?
My mom now uses my old v30. I got her an "unlocked" v60 from Walmart that only works on Verizon (which we dont have in Canada and Walmart's terrible customer service had me give up in frustration on returning it). Haven't tested the audio on that but it's a lovely mini wifi tablet for her
I am just generally suprised it doesnt bootloop despite its age
I have a device from same time frame from different brand. Works well till now. 7+ years..
My LG G7 ThinQ lasted 6 years. It had not slowed down and was working great at the time that the screen broke. Quite sad that LG stopped making phones.
Mass LG bootloops stopped at G4 and V10 models.
The V20 was the last one I saw having the boot loop problem, g6 and V30 were all good
@@jiffonbuffomight be wrong but I heard bootloop problems with G5 too
as an old tmobile rep,. its awesome to see this kind of following for this amazing phone.
I'm using LG v35. It's basically same phone but 1 generation newer) And has official android 10 with dark theme
I used to have one (sadly, it was stolen before my first year with it) and even though I bought it a year after it was released, it was easily the best phone I've ever had (at least in relation to its time).
I always wondered how it would fare today if I had been able to keep it, cause I'd have absolutely gone the extra mile to keep it pristine and in working order, even if just to keep it as a second phone or to pass it on to a family member, just so I could see it live on.
@@kevriveroc Well, it's still performs better than avarage mid-range phone or any low-end. I did have a chance to compare it against many budget and expensive flagship options since friends often ask me to pick something second-hand. I mean, even in terms of raw performance and operation fluency - it does outperform any low-end phone. Not just sensors/ports/speakers. Loudspeaker is a sole weak point of this model.
So it's still a great budget option in case if you manage to find it in fine condition.
I believe v35 doesn't have the wired video out via usbc that the previous gen v30 has. The v30 is just $65 shipped from China so I'm very very tempted. But I recently got a Poco F3 for $150 and replaced the screen on a Xiaomi Mi9 so I can't justify getting yet another even older phone.
@@tempeleng It does. But I would not recomend using it much anyway. Since there is no bypass charging feature.
My V30 Thin Q usually sits under the TV on a stand, connected to a Denon amp and wirelessly to the TV and a Bluetooth mouse. However after watching your video, I've changed my Fiio FA7s to non-balanced 3.
5mm cable, put the BTR 15 away for the night and currently enjoying my V30 as a DAP, and it's sublime. And yes it drove my HD600s just fine too at the time. Currently waiting on some HD650s after selling the 600s. My example virtually mint, boxed and cost me 70euro. 512SD card / Amazon music.
#LG please come back 😭
I was actually really sad when LG announced the departure from Smart phones, even the cheap phones they produced had cool stuff
I ran an LG G7 ThinQ as my daily driver until last summer and previously had the LG G3 and G4, but never a V series phone. Still, the Quad DAC was one of my favourite features and a fairly unique one to have in a phone. The thing I miss the most is that rear fingerprint sensor and the old rear power button and volume rockers from the G3 and G4. Also, the G4 had the best implemented manual camera mode I've used in a smartphone. There was a lot to admire about the way LG did things. Unfortunately, they didn't have the headline specs that a lot of reviewers like to bang on about.
I daily drive V30 for a month lately, despite the 4gb insufficient ram, it's really a great phone with feature ahead of its time, while keeping just 158gram.
5:43 PowerAmp is the OG. Using it since Android Kitkat. Once you get around, every other audio player seems mediocre.
Can confirm. Still use my V30 most days. So light, shockingly thin, great build quality, and OLED. Wonderful phone.
My LG G2 from like 2013 is also still going strong, had a wild screen to body ratio back in those days.
Can anyone tell me the video that he is watching at 1:54?
the screen for a moment and back to the camera
Still have my LG V35 in my room. I miss my LG phones. I haven't been happy with phones today. This actually convinced me to buy a replacement battery and go back to it.
Only Xperias have headphone jack these days
All Asus phones, all Red Magic phones, and most Motorola phones still do too!
Xiaomi has headphone jack too 😊
Most phone brands that feature "lower tier" machines offer a jack port.
low tier samsungs do
@@Bufalino-y3k No this year they virtually don't. Not even the Galaxy A16 5G.
Only 2 models they released this year that still has it is the M15 5G and Xcover 7. That's it. It's officially gone from 90-95% of their models.
Man, i still have a V30 from new! Daily!!! Compact, light weight, manual and cinema cameras and much more. Lg was my ONE and ONLY preferred smartphone company and they must return!
Always loved my LG phones back in the day, just really loved their Android skin. The fingerprint scanner on the back was so sick, miss it so much. It was so responsive and never missed inputs.
I missed the older smart phones, no punch holes, notch, just a slim bezel and a full screem without interruptions. This is very refreshing.
I am on a Sony Xperia for the reason of headphone jack + microSD. Not a perfect DAC, but it is is decent with a way to get a modern flagship. That said, very, very cool to hear your experience with this older device.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S9 plus which is a Korean version and it has the same camera shutter sound thing. I recently travelled and upon landing, I got a pop-up notification saying that i can now lower the shutter sound if I wanted.
I had an LG V20 and loved it! It had the built-in IR Remote, great camera, android features, and the B&O Headphones to go with it that came with it when it came out.. This looks even nicer, ill have to look into one bc i need an android device so this would actually be perfect for this..
LG V-30 was nice, but it got a V-35 refresh which was the same phone, but better.. I only got rid of mine last year.
I used to have an LG v20 and it was the best smartphone I ever had. Secondary display in top for easy access apps, it had 3 cameras at a time where that was unheard of (telephoto and wide angle). Also had an IR blaster, which meant you can use it as a remote control for ANYTHING. But that wasn’t all, it had a metal encasing, but a button on the side allowed you to pop that back open, yes pop the back open, and remove the battery and SIM card. Truly a next gen smartphone.
I had a V20, it had a lot of the stuff that the V30 had, but it also had a small secondary display which was cool, and a REMOVABLE BATTERY. I wish the smartphone industry would be more experimental, the only modern phones that i am interested in that don't have a headphone jack are the foldables (excluding the flip).
i still keep my V20 charged even tho' it's no longer my daily driver. ever since owning and knowing LG stopped making phones, I've been eyeing V-series phones. i'm curious about the cult following of the V30 and whether the devotees pick this one out of the bunch for reasons other than relative availability, price and good looks? in other words, is it just the most well-rounded offering of the V-series or does it have exclusive functional elements too (that are not available in the other V-series phones)?
I still have a V50 on my nightstand. Works like the first day. Loved how snappy and compact it was back then, still is.
I'm still rocking my LG G8 for these same benefits to this day. It's hard to get over the huge loss of LG in the phone industry...
I don't daily drive my V20 but both my V10 and V20 are still around as music players. The headphone amps and dacs are unreal. I really miss having the manual video mode. I know you can get apps for it on the iphone but the LG interface was perfect.
I used to have a LG G6 in middle school, which has a backside fingerprint power button. I really liked it. Sleek design, can run GrapheneOS, headphone jack, just sad that the battery life went so down to only about 2 hours on it's last days. LG is a great company that should have lived on man.
daily driving my v50 since 2020! hasn’t slowed down a bit and its DAC lives up to the legend.
I had LG V10 and it had a manufacturing defect that died after 1 year. I really loved it, it was the best phone I had
My daily driver is a Samsung, but I still use my old LG V40 to listen to music. Before I had the V40, I had the V20, and before that, the G4. I miss LG phones.
This format of tech video is exhilarating
LG was so innovative. I still use my V60 for travel and photography. The dual screen you could attach to the phone was revolutionary.
I'm offering upgraded Android 14 "DAP-ified" LG V30s specifically to use as DAPs on eBay. LG stopped support at Android 9. My conversion unlocks them for any carrier, removes all bloatware, provides full access to every single setting of the Quad DAC without having to "trick" the phone (impedance modes, filters, amplification, etc), and simply brings the device up to 2024.
The LG V30s still sound fantastic and easily beat out a lot of current chunky DAPs. Shameless plug, but people are enjoying them.
I was someone who bought a new phone every 10-12 months between 2009 and 2018. I have been on my S9+ since 2018. I refuse to have a hole in my screen, to go without a headphone jack, and to go without an SD card. I'm not looking forward to replacing this phone.
I got the LG v20, and the audio on that one was out of this world! I got the SHP-9000 open back headphones to jam out on walks and still hear the sounds of nature, and it was incredible! I've since upgraded to the iPhone16 with the Huawei Freeclips. Sound went from AMAZING to merely surprisingly good, but I literally forget that I have earbuds on and leave them in 6+ hours per day. Comfort is king. but I still miss my phablet with the cans. LG audio is unbeatable.
My v40, which i used for 5 years, fell down from the 4th floor. It still worked for a month, and then, finally, the display started to give up.