The LG V40 had it all: three versatile rear cameras, five cameras in total, an excellent display, and competitive pricing. And yet, it never quite hit the height of its contemporaries; why?
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Why? It runs Android that's why.
Given the bad record LG Mobile has for the previous 5 years, it's no wonder people stay away from their phones. It's got nothing related to android. It's all about their hardware flaws, lack of software updates, undelivered promises for updates, premium pricing given the market share, and many more. It's like they're completely blind and refuse to restructure and rethink their entire Mobile division. Well, good luck with that LG! You'll be burning more money trying to sell a couple of handsets.
Nobody bought it because LG support and software updates suck! Many people on social media and forums said they will never buy LG phones and they are keeping their word. Simple as that.
I have the LG V40 ThinQ and I love it. I have had many software updates. I love the cameras. I like it a hell of a lot more than the iPhone I had before it.
The G7 and newer phones get monthly updates. If your carrier decides not to update, its hardly LG's fault
Yeah fantastic phone,I've still got mine for now but i upgraded to the G8x. Didn't wanna wait till possibly 2021 for sprint to get Android 10 out,and battery life was fairly rough. I'd adjusted my use over the year accordingly but it made everything a little frustrating knowing if I go to far I won't make it through the day.
I've got one. The biggest pro - excellent sound quality if you're someone who uses your phone without earbuds. Biggest con: stupid Google assistant button on the left beneath the volume buttons is always in the way. Other things of note: good display, lousy battery, a do not disturb function that cannot be silenced for discrete periods (eg 90 minutes) and, perhaps personal preference, I dislike have the power button on different side from volume. Makes one hand operation impossible
I have the LG V40 and love it. It has the best earphone sound of any phone. I agree that the Google button is worthless. HOWEVER, there is a new app that lets you renal the button to do almost anything and I didn't write it. I have been using it for over a month to open my favorite app, to take screenshots, so many choices. It is called Button Mapper by flar2. You do need the pro version but it is worth it. It also takes a little effort to install it properly but support is great. I promise, once it is installed you will love it!. Now, the con. The Chooser supports Quick Charge 4 and it is Qualcomm certified. But LG, in it's infinite stupidity, did not turn it on. And talking to them is a waste of time. Oh, Button Mapper is available on Google Play.
I have had several LG phones including a G8 atm, and loved them all. Head jack a must for gaming, awesome screens. No issues at all. Agree about the V60 being a great phone, not sure I'm ready to upgrade my QHD screen for Full HD plus. Dual screen would be the Cat Pajamas fo gaming tho🤪
I would newer give moor than 300 euro for another useless >:(phone.
In past bought for 20-100-200
Quote from: Annabelle Owens on May 18, 2020, 02:51:12
I dislike have the power button on different side from volume. Makes one hand operation impossible
How so? You operate one with your thumb and the other with your index finger. That is unless the phone is too large for your hand. But that should make one handed operation problematic anyway.
This is typical, LG releases great phones,
initial reviews have an agenda, anything not apple/samsung is not good, anything straying from that is bad.
I got the G8x, best phone purchase in a long time. Very satisfied.
Vu comment les journalistes parlent de lg comment être étonné de la réaction des utilisateurs après avoir lu cet article ?
Je suis utilisateur de lg depuis le g4 et je n ai jamais eu de soucis avec l un d entre eux
On se plein de sa batterie alors que les s9 de samsung souffraient des mêmes soucis de batterie life
Et cela nous ramène a la raison pour laquelle lg a fermé ses portes en france ( mauvais article sur ses produirs à chaque sortie)
A croire qu il le font volontairement
Merci
The quad dac in the V40 is not just competitive, it is hands down the best audio dac in a phone. Also the V40 has a built in amp, it can power big headphone such as the HD600 or Fostex X00 with ease. And concerning the small battery, it also means a smaller body. The battery lasts enough on medium brightness. The V40 is underrated because the review industry are a bunch of sell outs promoting the big companies.
Had the v40 thin Q loved the phone. Was on a friends friends and family plan at Sprint, when I opened my own account the sprint employee started pushing a new phone on me the Samsung A50, telling me what a great phone it was and how much I would like it. Worst phone I ever had in my life I want my V40 back.
I was an LG fan for a long time until I switched to OnePlus(Best phone in the world). LG's slow software updates did me in. I was tired of having a great phone with 2 or 3 versions behind other flagships. Once I tried ONEPLUS 7 PRO I was sold. I will never go back to LG.
Just to add, I did have V40 and l like the phone but LG as a company needs to change their approach or be left behind. Everyone always wants the greatest and the latest, that's hardware and software.
I joined the LG lineup back with the Samsung Note 7 debacle. I had initially moved over to the Samsung Galaxy 7, but hated the curved edges. It's a, major reason why I haven't gone back to Samsung. But then I got a V20. It was a fairly good phone, really good camera, and excellent sound system. When it came time to upgrade I was with the V40. And haven't looked back. And about that triple camera setup: you completely glossed over how everyone made fun of the phone coming out with 5 cameras, at the time. My wife had a horrible experience with LG back with the G 4 bootloop issues, and had to be persuaded to come back to LG after having gone on to Asus' ZenFones. The V40's a little bit for her hands, but she's loved it. I'll privacy stick with LG for my next upgrade, as I've not been steered wrong yet.
Reminds me of story about high-end RCA hookup cables. Like the $400/pair audiophile kind. Story goes that guy swears he can hear the difference between cheap ones. Engineers instrument it and prove that there is absolutely no electronic/electrical difference. Guy still swears that he can hear the difference. Then they set up a blind test and had the guy, and about twenty other "audiophiles" all do blind A/B testing of the $400 wire vs the $10 wire. When the results came back they had chosen the $10 wire in over 80% of the listeners. Case in point - all of these reviews are a waste of time unless someone does a blind test. It is all one big pile of media bias and payoffs over nits in design and capability that are nearly impossible to measure.
The best sounding smartphone out there! The choice of audiophiles that don't want/need to spend for a separate $500 to $4K personal audio device. Use with some reasonable quality headphones and BOOM!
LG G7 ThinQ Plus & the V40 was released with a 6/128 GB variant in India. They were one of the most underrated flagships released in India. I use the G7 in 2020 and is every bit better when it comes to be compared with the exynos based s9 and s9+ or for that matter many of the recent phones. The hifi dac is a must for audiophiles. Though the g7's camera could have been better. V40 was much better. Too bad they killed the G series and never really released the subsequent series in it's full capacity the next year outside Korea.
Love my V40, it has Android 10 and a great DAC!!
For what it's worth,these are all the same reasons that make the V40 the best used/refurbished phone you can buy right now. A reconditioned V40 on Amazon will cost less than $240... That's 20% to 60% cheaper than it's peers (the same ones mentioned in this article). And it Is A phenomenal phone.
I've been with LG for 6years now. I still have the V30 and works perfectly. Been using it for almost 2.5yrs. People just up Samsung and Apple's buttholes. Take your head out and explore better options.
I was a Samsung fan for a LONG time. I had the S3, S5, Note 7 (that was fun) then had to swap to an S7 & an S9 Plus. I work at Verizon and they gave me the V40 as my work phone... I thought it was going to hardly get use...I was sooooo wrong. It became my daily driver quick compared to the Galaxy S9 Plus. I absolutlyloved the display, sound, and really miss its large flat screen. Internet based apps and games just seemed to run better on the V40 over my Samsung S9 Plus. The battery life was the same as my Galaxy S9 Plus. When Verizon swapped the V40 out with a different phone was bummed out. I got another LG (G8) but I miss the size and sound quality of the V40. Best phone I have ever had !!!
I picked up the V40 a little over a year ago and it is hands down one of the best phones I've owned and up there with my Note 9 as a favorite. It's proven to be an underrated, feature-filled, powerhouse that has a camera/video/audio set up that is second to none. It checks all the right boxes for me.