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Anyone jump from LG G5 to LG V20

With the release of the LG V20 just around the corner and it's showing earlier this week, is anyone jumping from the G5 to the V20? I really like the new design and having Android Nougat out of the box. Looks like I'm definitely switching once it releases. What are your thoughts?

I don't really feel the need to. Using android devices since eclair - and the G5 really hits the "sweet spot" as far as hardware/performance is concerned. I don't even mind that root hasn't been achieved for the variant I own. There really isn't anything with v20 that to me, warrants upgrading to it. And we will be getting nougat/7 soon enough. I'll probably be perfectly happy riding out the next two years with the G5.
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For the rich guys, they'll probably do. I'm just a college student and got rewarded with this phone because of the honors I got. I'm very happy and satisfied with my G5 and will probably use it for the next 1 1/2 years. The V20 is indeed great, the design is a whole lot better but it doesn't make me regret my G5. The G5 is very good, but LG failed to make more modules. Apart from that, the phone without any modules already works great. I just hope LG will bring Nougat fast.

I don't even find reason to update to v20, G5 is fast smooth with great camera, removable battery, micro SD and will get nougat faster than any other oem.
Tell you the truth I don't find any reason to update to any phone.

I don't really see a reason to upgrade unless it's a bigger screen you want. That alone doesn't really warrant an upgrade (for me anyways). the guy above me said what I have as well, the G5 has hit a sweet spot for me. Although root hasn't been achieved yet for my variant, I still am in love with this phone.

V20 is a G5 with 5,7" and a better audio chip.

Just if you need/want big screen. Otherwise they're pretty much the same phone.

V20 is too wide for me to use single handed and disappointed the battery isnt going to be 4000ma
After having lg g3, g2, and nexus5, I truly miss having root....
I think I will be moving on to one of those refurbished note 7s or just take a oneplus 3 since they both have root and great dev community.
Op3 camera is slightly worse and not sdcard but daytime pix and very close to g5 and with 64gb built in that should be ample to all my needs.
Already posted my g5 on CL.
Very good phone but doesn't fit my needs.

I might, have to see some reviews first and actually hold one. I am with T-Mobile, my phone was a note 5 that had some charging issues. I called to exchange for another and the rep suggested using my score upgrade, getting the g5 and keeping my note, which I did but even with its limited charging ability(only charges wirelessly) I still find myself using the note every couple days. The g5 is just a tad too small for my liking. I think I'll go Nexus or v20, depending on real world impressions. The g5 is nice, nice enough that it will make a great upgrade for my wife coming from the g3.

What is everyone's views about the secondary screen, audio recording enhancements, and the camera/video? Just a gimmick or worth it?

sguerra923 said:
What is everyone's views about the secondary screen, audio recording enhancements, and the camera/video? Just a gimmick or worth it?
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Maybe check out some video about device on youtube? Whats the use of speculation here

Lukijs said:
Maybe check out some video about device on youtube? Whats the use of speculation here
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I have, I'm just asking if that would be a factor in people deciding to switch or not.. This is just a open end discussion. I'm currently using the G5 and of course one size doesn't fit all but it's just to share people's opinions so other can make a decision to switch if they feel like they want to upgrade or not

The V20 is basically an oversized G5 with better audio quality.
Same performance,display,camera.....

I haven't really looked into the v20 tbh. I [email protected] g5 The two lg phones I've had were great, and I love them. (G3, G5) Both of mine ran/run hot though. Either I have really bad luck or lg needs to look at their thermal controls. I might move to another device after I pay off my g5, but I'll always hang onto it.
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ramqashou said:
The V20 is basically an oversized G5 with better audio quality.
Same performance,display,camera.....
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Exactly... and is the Audio quailty worth another £500 on top of what your paying for your G5.... I think not.... However, Im in the UK, so we wont even get to see it.. Unless its imported, but will it support the UKs GSM and UTMS bands

I don't. It's too big for me. And for the music I use iBasso DX80.

The reason of why I chose the G5 over all the available smartphones is because of it's "little" 5.3" screen (+hardware + removable battery + IR Blaster + Dual camera). No thank you I'm not interested in a big 5.9" screen .

External speaker,what about it??
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Anyone know how this is gonna sound/compare to the LG G5 with DAC module ?

LG G5 is a hot smartphone. its a modern marvel
lg g5 is packed with latest hardware and features. One does not need to move on to upcoming ones without need. see our review on g5. Mathew, choozurmobiledotcom

Should I get the v20?

I am currently using a sprint LG G4 which unfortunately I can't root because of the revision that came preloaded on the warranty replacement of my original that had some sort of bootloop defect that I guess never got a recall. But that's a story best left for another time. Suffice to say that since getting the replacement I have not been completely happy with the G4 any more and get increasingly frustrated with it. Should I replace it with a V20 (price $552 [24 monthly payments of $23)? I mainly play games like simpsons tapped out, avenger's academy, and a few similar games. The rest is your typical productivity use and web browsing. Thanks for any feedback.

so no interest for music whatsover?
in that case, I would say no, you should choose a different phone, depending on your budget, say a samsung s8 if your budget doesn't have a roof, or a g6 if you like Lg... or anything of the kind.
the v20 is a mean beast, I love it, but if you don't care for its hifi dac capabilities, why bother?? you get a sd820 SoC, which is the same you had on the Lg G5... If gaming and browsing is all you do, pick something else.
s8 if you want a sleek device with top tier features, or g6 which you could probably have for the same 550 usd you're willing to spend on the v20. g6's screen is technically improved (ratio is different, so that's something you need to consider), soc is slightly better and more efficient, looks better, better grip, no camera bump.
otherwise if the lack of b20 isn't an issue... mi6 its performance/price ratio is awesome!
bottom line: I'm into music, a lot, and I enjoy the big screen for netflix 1080p, so that's why I love my v20, it was the only possible choice I had. if you don't care about music, I think you'd be better off with some other device

You shouldn't get LG V20 because i don't think LG care about LG V20s software update anymore. So please don't get it. All the other phones are getting Android 7.1.2 we are still stuck in 7.0 .

@StoneRyno
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1335245-REG/lg_black_g6_32gb_smartphone.html
lg 6(carrier unlocked gsm cdma) plus watch 600
https://swappa.com/buy/lg-v20
used v20 starting from 250
I paid 400 for my v20 bran new back on december I wouldn't pay 552 now

like my v20.
removable battery
fast. no lag.
good battery.
great camera
second screen rocks
I chose this over G6
(my 2 cents)

iemwatiem said:
You shouldn't get LG V20 because i don't think LG care about LG V20s software update anymore. So please don't get it. All the other phones are getting Android 7.1.2 we are still stuck in 7.0 .
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ehm... just so you know, LG never cared about x.x1 and x.1 updates, so no, 99% we won't see 7.1.2 coming to our phones. but they usually grant 2 major updates, so android O and P should be the ones to keep an eye out for.

The V20 is a great phone and I do not regret picking this phone once the N7 debacle happened. That being said, if music is not a big focus for you, then the world is your oyster. My apprehension for you getting the v20 now is the cost ($23 for 24mos) and the standstill of development. There is not a lot of development for any LG device, but being this is becoming an "older" device, we will start seeing Devs dropping off to work on new projects for new devices. If you want LG, the G6 is a great phone and is $10 less a month on Sprint. Otherwise, the S8 is a hell of a phone for about the same price as the G6.

buongu said:
so no interest for music whatsover?
in that case, I would say no, you should choose a different phone, depending on your budget, say a samsung s8 if your budget doesn't have a roof, or a g6 if you like Lg... or anything of the kind.
the v20 is a mean beast, I love it, but if you don't care for its hifi dac capabilities, why bother?? you get a sd820 SoC, which is the same you had on the Lg G5... If gaming and browsing is all you do, pick something else.
s8 if you want a sleek device with top tier features, or g6 which you could probably have for the same 550 usd you're willing to spend on the v20. g6's screen is technically improved (ratio is different, so that's something you need to consider), soc is slightly better and more efficient, looks better, better grip, no camera bump.
otherwise if the lack of b20 isn't an issue... mi6 its performance/price ratio is awesome!
bottom line: I'm into music, a lot, and I enjoy the big screen for netflix 1080p, so that's why I love my v20, it was the only possible choice I had. if you don't care about music, I think you'd be better off with some other device
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Yes you should. Lots of folks have gripes (maybe legitimate) but overall the V20 is the fastest and best phone i've ever owned. It's still right up there will phones just coming out. And for audio there's nothing like it. Put Viper on it and you're experiencing music the way it was meant to be.

kaluna00 said:
like my v20.
removable battery
fast. no lag.
good battery.
great camera
second screen rocks
I chose this over G6
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add ons:
Metal Design (with removable back cover) (military grade protection)
Expandable Storage
Camera (wide angle fun option)
Knock wake / sleep
Removable app drawer
Launcher themes
Fingerprint Scanner (wakes device without pressing)
Android N out of box.
I agree with this list.. I did a ton of research to find a phone that had all the features I wanted... and this one fit almost every bill. I do wish Battery life was a little better.. but QuickCharge is amazing and i could always buy an extra battery to swap in at any time.

Coming from a g4? Absolutely the phone is a beast compared to the g4. The 808 processor is a piece of crap in terms of both performance and thermal.
I would pick the LG v20 if these features are the most important:
- removable battery
- secondary screen
- high quality audio
- want a highly customizable camera experience (lots of options to get that perfect photo)
Yes the processor isn't the fastest of the ones currently available but unless you have both processors in action in front of you you won't notice the difference between them​ in day to day operations.
The LG v20 is probably going to be the last of the removable battery phones if the preview of the v30 is any indication.
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Yeah, $400 to $425 with some looking should get you a new V20.
ricohz said:
@StoneRyno
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1335245-REG/lg_black_g6_32gb_smartphone.html
lg 6(carrier unlocked gsm cdma) plus watch 600
https://swappa.com/buy/lg-v20
used v20 starting from 250
I paid 400 for my v20 bran new back on december I wouldn't pay 552 now
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I should add that root is a must given my experience with the G4. The longer development support of roms for whatever device I get the better. Ideally I would only upgrade to a new device about every 5 years. If they could be upgraded internally like PCs can I could get 7-8 years out of them before needing a complete replacement. Also I can't stand laggy software. Currently my experience with the G4 is that several games I play I have to open the recently used apps thing and click clear all so that it doesn't feel like I'm running them on below minimum system requirements. Sometimes it is so bad it's like I'm running the CPU at 200MHz instead of the 1.8GHz.
buongu said:
so no interest for music whatsover?
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I've almost never used my smartphones for music. And when I do I have high quality headphones I use.
buongu said:
depending on your budget, say a samsung s8 if your budget doesn't have a roof, or a g6 if you like Lg... or anything of the kind.
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Budget is flexible. Especially if I can root and there is a lasting development base for updated roms supporting whatever device I get. If this were the case for me with the G4 I'd not even be considering replacement this soon after purchase. But I've not been able to root the G4 because it came preloaded with a not rootable version.
ricohz said:
I paid 400 for my v20 bran new back on december I wouldn't pay 552 now
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Oh wow the way sprint is advertising this it's like it was just released. Given this info I for sure am going to look at my options including shopping for a lower price if I decide to get the v20.
idkwhothatis123 said:
If you want LG, the G6 is a great phone and is $10 less a month on Sprint. Otherwise, the S8 is a hell of a phone for about the same price as the G6.
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To date I have had samsung devices. The G4 was my first LG device. The reasoning behind getting it rather than another samsung was it looked like samsung was pulling an apple and doing minor hardware bumps and charging a fortune for them compared to the going price of the previous model. My main objection to getting a G6 is that I'm trading off certain things: removable battery, camera quality, sensors, for only CPU GPU and RAM bumps. All in all if I'm going to upgrade I need the new device to improve upon most everything related to how I use it. I don't take a lot of pictures but enough that a dependable well featured camera be in the device.

LG G6 vs Oneplus 5

Hi Guys,
I am planning to buy a new device I currently use Galaxy S7 edge ..?
My options for next phone are Lg g6 or OnePlus 5(with student discount) both same price around 430$ . Which one will be better. ?
My preference is for better display, battery ..
What do you suggest.?

Go for LG G6
Though G6 is the most under-rated smartphone of 2k17, It has the capabilities similar to S8 and it also has better UI.
G6 has better Display with 18:9 ratio and it has water-resistant body with IP68.
Comparing to OP5, G6 also have memory card slot for better storage.
Camera mainly depends on your taste...G6 have Wide angle camera while OP5 doesnt but still both cameras are fairly decent.
Battery life is good on both phones and also it depends on your usage.
Overall if you need a great display with excellent battery life, just go for G6 <3

I know G6 has a better display. Idk about the battery differences. I think the OP5 is supposed to be faster with more ram. I still am loving my G6 and would recommend it.

I was at the same point like you. My plan was to buy an oneplus 5,cause of the performance and Blablabla. Another reason was,we in Germany only get the 32GB version of the G6. But then, I recognised, that I can buy on eBay cheap and imported Taiwan models of the G6 with QDAC and 64GB. And honestly, I wanted to have a phone with a big screen and less bezels. The daily Performance is also pretty well. I don't need the power of the SN835, cause I don't play games. So then, I brought the 64gb G6 and it's great. The screen ratio is nice, the performance is fast and the battery life is sometimes more than 2 days (without all of this social app trash). I like the LG
Go and buy LG, better display, good battery, wide angle camera, micro sd

It all depends on your preference;
Do you like root and/or frequent updates?
Go for the OnePlus 5.
Do you like a wide angle camera and a 19:8 screen?
Go with the G6.
I came from a OP3 and I went for the G6.
I love the wide angle camera and the screen ratio.
But the fact that it's still on 7.0 and will probably get only one more update to Oreo 8.0 is a deal breaker for me.

ibila said:
It all depends on your preference;
Do you like root and/or frequent updates?
Go for the OnePlus 5.
Do you like a wide angle camera and a 19:8 screen?
Go with the G6.
I came from a OP3 and I went for the G6.
I love the wide angle camera and the screen ratio.
But the fact that it's still on 7.0 and will probably get only one more update to Oreo 8.0 is a deal breaker for me.
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Ig you buy an unlocked US997 or international version unlocked; then root is not an issue.
It will probably get two updates Android 8.0 and something else.
I had a Nexus 6P and bought an Essential PH-1 (MISTAKE!) and sent it back.
I bought an unlocked G6 from B&H for $450 and like it. Probably the best phone I've owned.
I thought I would need root. The only reason I needed root was backup/restore and I found a way to migrate most of my data.
Don't see that I need root and I have had unlocked r rooted phones since my DroidX.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/help/buy-op5-lg-g6-t3655506/page5

ibila said:
It all depends on your preference;
Do you like root and/or frequent updates?
Go for the OnePlus 5.
Do you like a wide angle camera and a 19:8 screen?
Go with the G6.
I came from a OP3 and I went for the G6.
I love the wide angle camera and the screen ratio.
But the fact that it's still on 7.0 and will probably get only one more update to Oreo 8.0 is a deal breaker for me.
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Lol are you crazy will get oreo and P updates 8.0 and 9.0 for sure will get 2 big updates

Mercz23 said:
Lol are you crazy will get oreo and P updates 8.0 and 9.0 for sure will get 2 big updates
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Yes..but no incrementals..so you get stuck at a .0 version...

ibila said:
Yes..but no incrementals..so you get stuck at a .0 version...
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Lol np atleast you will get 2 major updates.

Mercz23 said:
Lol np atleast you will get 2 major updates.
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Yeah...you do no that these major updates are bug invested and these bugs get ironed out in incrementals right?

ibila said:
Yeah...you do no that these major updates are bug invested and these bugs get ironed out in incrementals right?
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G6 is on 7.0 and i dont see any bug or something battery life is amazing 7 hrs performance is perfect idk dude.

You really only get the bugs on stock android, I remember 7.0 was pretty buggy on my Nexus 6P.
The likes of LG,Samsung ect play around with the Android code it's open afterall to suite their phones, hence you don't see the likes of Android 7.1.2 ect like you do on the Nexus/Pixel phones, unless the phone pretty recent in the case of the V30 which i think running 7.1.1 out of the box.

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G6 is on 7.0 and i dont see any bug or something battery life is amazing 7 hrs performance is perfect idk dude.
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Since the screen on the g6 has higher resolution and smaller battery than the op3t (I had one) and I didn't get that battery I doubt you can get that with a common usage.
I want to add that the op5 (3300mah compared to 3400mah on the op3t) has greater battery performance, I get at least 6h-7h with gaming and normal usage, the snapdragon 835 is a LOT more efficient than the 821.

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Since the screen on the g6 has higher resolution and smaller battery than the op3t (I had one) and I didn't get that battery I doubt you can get that with a common usage.
I want to add that the op5 (3300mah compared to 3400mah on the op3t) has greater battery performance, I get at least 6h-7h with gaming and normal usage, the snapdragon 835 is a LOT more efficient than the 821.
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Ops

Standby 62 hours G6 is overpowered.

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So what?
Ops. That means nothing, you don't know what usage I gave it. I tried both processors and I know how they work and how much power they use.
I'm not talking about stand by time. I'm talking on how much juice it uses while playing games or videos, etc..

need some help choosing

ok guys i own a p10, but i wanted to give one cellphone to my brothers for his birthday.
i got this two promotions:
One is for another p10 and the other one is for a LG G6
without considering the price, which of those two phones, should i take..
Hoping a sincere answer

wilsondrake said:
Wish you had mentioned p10 plus or p10 lite. But overall p10 is rated 5 while LG G6 is a 4.4
One main camera wasn't enough for LG or Huawei, as both companies have outfitted their flagship phones with dual-back-camera setups. But even with that similarity, they function pretty differently. p10 offers higher MP with the camera. I suggest P10
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Thanks for your answer, btw where can I see that rating for the phones ?

Depends.
I always loved clean Android and modding my device, flashing custom ROMs.
My last device was a Huawei. It was a good phone but I hated it for not having a Snapdragon processor. There was basically no development community and EMUI literally annoyed me after some month. I just love CM based ROMs too much for having a phone that I cannot modify properly.
But hey, that is like a pretty subjective thing and I don't know how development looks like on the P10. Hardware-wise, both device are a good choice for the price.

After own huawei p10 plus (6gb-128) , now i own the lg g6... I can tell you that i like most the lg
The camera in low light is worst than the huawei's ,but in day light its just amazing
Plus , you dont miss that 2 gb extra of ram neither a newer SoC
Snapdragon 821 is realy fast and i think that the gpu adreno is better than the huawei's mali
Maybe slow in charging the games but better game experience , in pes18 Huawei had too much lag , that doesnt happend with lg
Plus , it has ip68 (water resistant) and some military certification, better screen
Talking about battery life , i never had 6h with screen on time , i reach that with lg

After the lg g2, lg has had problems with its phones and has not had huge success and due to various restrictions lg is not the best phone, if you can look at other android phones based on his needs.

lingarajug said:
After the lg g2, lg has had problems with its phones and has not had huge success and due to various restrictions lg is not the best phone, if you can look at other android phones based on his needs.
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Thanks for your answer sir,
What do you think about Huawei?

Gonzalo74115 said:
ok guys i own a p10, but i wanted to give one cellphone to my brothers for his birthday.
i got this two promotions:
One is for another p10 and the other one is for a LG G6
without considering the price, which of those two phones, should i take..
Hoping a sincere answer
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LG G6. Huawei has customer support issues.
I had a Nexus 6P and sold it for the LG G6 (Unlocked US997).
It is one of the best Android phones I've owned.

Based on needs and every android phone experience being mostly same I would go with the new Google pixel 2 not the XL, g6 has old soc and laggy at times for me. Pixel 2 has newest soc and gets updates the first of all androids and u get pure unmodified android experience.

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I would go with the new Google pixel 2
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Dude. The Pixel 2 is way more expensive than the G6. You can buy two LGs for the price of one Pixel. I don't think the benefits of the Pixel justify this price. I would not support Google in they price policy since they seem to become the new Apple. Also, the design of the Pixel 2 is horrible. Screen bezels are huge...

lingarajug said:
Based on needs and every android phone experience being mostly same I would go with the new Google pixel 2 not the XL, g6 has old soc and laggy at times for me. Pixel 2 has newest soc and gets updates the first of all androids and u get pure unmodified android experience.
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SD821 old?
It may be older, but it's a custom design with only about a 15% difference in performance between it and the 835.
Also the LG G6 is better thermally than about half the 835 based phones because it uses a heatpipe for cooling.
Back to back benchmarks don't see the throttling of the 835 based phones.
Also the design of the LG is much better than the Pixel 2. YMMV.

beginning from g3 all lg phones had malfunctions with reboots due to loose memory modules and screen retention in v20 and g4 reboot issues well known and they haven't publicly made any comments on how they fixed those issues and g6 is not safe from those problems either if owned for a couple of years ( if lg made public comments about how they fixed them I would trust them), and compared to Google phone in which u can simply unlock bootloader with command and modify it the way u like and lg makes a big deal of that by not allowing ( this is for people who know what they are doing), I have nothing against lg and I am currently using g6 for 5 months and not impressed with it that much. finally buying phones comes down to ones needs and with technology advancing rapidly one might not own the phone for long and it wont make much difference either to me.

lingarajug said:
beginning from g3 all lg phones had malfunctions with reboots due to loose memory modules and screen retention in v20 and g4 reboot issues well known and they haven't publicly made any comments on how they fixed those issues and g6 is not safe from those problems either if owned for a couple of years ( if lg made public comments about how they fixed them I would trust them), and compared to Google phone in which u can simply unlock bootloader with command and modify it the way u like and lg makes a big deal of that by not allowing ( this is for people who know what they are doing), I have nothing against lg and I am currently using g6 for 5 months and not impressed with it that much. finally buying phones comes down to ones needs and with technology advancing rapidly one might not own the phone for long and it wont make much difference either to me.
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With the G6 they certified them for mil spec.
From the LG site:
"Passed 14 different MIL-STD 810G Tests for durability conducted by an independent laboratory in U.S. that conforms to U.S. military standards. Device may not perform as tested in all conditions. Test performed in controlled environment. Do not attempt."
As far as the boot loader. At least they have some way to unlock non-carrier devices.
Some manufacturers don't allow it at all.

Anyhow this discussion seems to be going off track OP wanted a phone between a G6 and P10 it looks like, for an average user either phone should be good.

Is it a good idea to leave the G6 and move to OP5T ??

The performance gain is obvious there, but the more important thing is the faster update ! I was completely disappointed by how slow LG is throwing out update, even samsung came up with the oreo update beta program to soothe her customers' impatience. What's your opinion ? What do you think your next phone will be ?

If you like to waste quickly some money in a new phone, then buy this thing X thing from Apple, throwing more than 1200€ for a phone, yeah!
I have the DS Version and i got every Month an update. But in this Forum i recognized, that for Example the european Version is pretty disadvantaged. Some still stuck in the July Security Patch, LOL.
Before i brought the G6, i had to decide between OP5 or G6. I'm happy with my Decision, having this LG Phone for the next 3-4 Years (hopefully).

Most if not all European G6's are still stuck on July Security patch which is shocking, even my Wife's S6 Edge which is now over 2 years old got the November patch last week.
Would I give up the the G6 for the OP5T......No
Reason being considering this phone came out last week and it still on Android Nougat with no update until after the new year hmmmm, also the camera isn't very good neither and has a strange setup plus no OIS just EIS.
It also has no ip67 or 68 which tbh all sealed flagship's should have now.
It misses out on alot of good stuff the G6 has, granted the OP5T has the 835 & 6GB of ram but day to day usage of this phone you won't tell the difference over the G6 821.
The G6 will get Oreo might even get it before the OP5T so keep hold of your G6 & wait until next years flagship's are out.

Would I leave my wide angle lens for a second lens that (admittedly by most reviewers) doesn't seem to do much in low light? Hell no

ixon2001 said:
Most if not all European G6's are still stuck on July Security patch which is shocking, even my Wife's S6 Edge which is now over 2 years old got the November patch last week.
Would I give up the the G6 for the OP5T......No
Reason being considering this phone came out last week and it still on Android Nougat with no update until after the new year hmmmm, also the camera isn't very good neither and has a strange setup plus no OIS just EIS.
It also has no ip67 or 68 which tbh all sealed flagship's should have now.
It misses out on alot of good stuff the G6 has, granted the OP5T has the 835 & 6GB of ram but day to day usage of this phone you won't tell the difference over the G6 821.
The G6 will get Oreo might even get it before the OP5T so keep hold of your G6 & wait until next years flagship's are out.
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Not only that.
OP5T do not have expandable memory, QHD Screen, Quad DAC Audio and last but not least, flagship phone's premium looks
But OP5T's big advantage after spruced up specs is its Vanilla Android experience.

I have the h870 version and this week I had to manually flash the "new" OCTOBER security update. That's just laughable !

WWHDilyass said:
The performance gain is obvious there, but the more important thing is the faster update ! I was completely disappointed by how slow LG is throwing out update, even samsung came up with the oreo update beta program to soothe her customers' impatience. What's your opinion ? What do you think your next phone will be ?
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Nah. I got a little jealous over the V30, though. But the longer I live with the G6, the more I like it, and it's fast enough for this era of smartphones.
The gains in the OP5T won't be worth it, and there will be some losses, as well- the more I work with this camera, the more pleased I am; especially in manual mode. I don't think the OP5T holds a candle to it.
One of the odd things I'm enjoying is the screen, oddly enough. Had all the NOTE series phones up to now, several of each. I have 3 note 4's I won't use anymore because of screen burn in. That won't happen to the G6. I like the vibrant OLED's, but I'll hang out until that gets better with this perfectly good LCD (first LCD phone I've had, actually).
If money is no object, heck, get a Pixel 2 or Note 8. But the G6 at it's price point (mine was 500) is just peachy fine. A new phone worth buying isn't really out yet, in my mind. YMMV. :highfive:

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Nah. I got a little jealous over the V30, though. But the longer I live with the G6, the more I like it, and it's fast enough for this era of smartphones.
The gains in the OP5T won't be worth it, and there will be some losses, as well- the more I work with this camera, the more pleased I am; especially in manual mode. I don't think the OP5T holds a candle to it.
One of the odd things I'm enjoying is the screen, oddly enough. Had all the NOTE series phones up to now, several of each. I have 3 note 4's I won't use anymore because of screen burn in. That won't happen to the G6. I like the vibrant OLED's, but I'll hang out until that gets better with this perfectly good LCD (first LCD phone I've had, actually).
If money is no object, heck, get a Pixel 2 or Note 8. But the G6 at it's price point (mine was 500) is just peachy fine. A new phone worth buying isn't really out yet, in my mind. YMMV. :highfive:
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How about a side move then ? First gen google pixel ? If we're on xda than we value software more than hardware so I'm assuming pixel threads will always be partying harder ?!

For OP5T NO,but for Pixel 2 XL,Note 8 or even better...the V30..hell yeah!But i found that my G6 works better than my friends Galaxy S8.And i'm using for the first time LCD,actually not that bad!Of course,S8 has better screen but i think G6 for the price is absolutely amazing.First time im using phone that doesn't come with stock android..and i really like it!One thing i don't like is when i start the camera after 9pm.It just can't take good picture without manual mode.Auto settings is just absolutely BAD..but it is what it is.Final conclusion is that my Nexus 6P is taking better pictures.I'm 100% sure what i'm talking about.Nexus 6P is one of the best cameras even TODAY!I can show you some pictures taken with 6P and G6..you'll be amazed.I'm not just talking about HDR+,i was using Pro camera app too..and the result is absolutely sharp picture.That's because of the big pixel size camera on Nexus 6p...LG G6 is not a bad device at all,but it's not what it should be actually.I got mine for $300.