Why Did LG Phones Really Die?
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 5. 04. 2021
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While LG died a hero, OnePlus lived long enough to see themselves become a villain.
savage on this one
Hey Nice One!
Care to explain how?
I don't know much and your comment really intrigued me.
â@@Dishanta_42 i think mkbhd have made a video about that before, that OnePlus is becoming more mainstream or something.
@@Dishanta_42 LG never became greedy like how OnePlus charges their customers for their phones today.
"LG had an impact on the phone you are holding right now"
Me, holding an LG phone - "yeah probably"
Same holding to after all my past with lg
Yeah they used To make really great devices
XD
Oh yeah yeah
Lmfao
Iâm sure the developers loved this video, giving them the credit they deserve and a good review of their history
I'm using LG G7+thinq....it's a beast in terms of camera ..music..built quality...screen but not battery.. still loving it and I'm gonna keep it for lifetime as it is one of the last phones from LG as a memory. Love you LG.
I know right, I have two V60's one V50 and I will buy more and more of them... He said don't buy an Lg lol... Lg are best phones ever, I will never give up expandable storage quad dac all the features that LG has without even needing to root your phone the fact that you can use knock-on up at the top corner of the screen even when the phone is sideways during a video and not just like other phone companies that have it only whenever the phone's off and they can't have it to where you can use it up at the top of the screen and or basically anywhere like I said even with a video playing I use that feature all the time, I love LG I'm just going to keep buying them and I hope they release the V70 hopefully if and when they come back.
@@andyrichardson9778 He said don't buy an LG since you won't be getting updates.
@@High_Exotic I know but for me I love Android 10 and lower I don't care for the updates, example 12 with the stupid ass annoying green security dots etc...
The G7 Thinq is the best phone I've ever owned and I don't think that will change for a long time.
@@arunalukariyawasam Sameee, I've had this beast for almost 4 years and its the best phone I've had to date, and I knew it would be that way cause I knew LG phones are super underrated.
LG was the kid who was the first to hand the test in, aced it, but always forgot to write their name on top.
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Wonder how many people are watching this through an LG phone
Me
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Lg v30
There is no better phone than the iPhone 12 Pro Max, the iPhone 12 Pro Max is the best phone in the world and in history and LG cannot compete with Apple and Samsung in the world of phonesđ
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4:48 So this was the first phone to include the dual cameras that we seen on Modern Smartphones
LG was and still is my favorite smartphone. I loved using the different devices over the years. This news was truly devastating for me. I especially liked their G8 for it's audio quality, and overall their picture quality was great.
As a Korean, this is somewhat touching. No media/reviewer in Korea have gone into such in-depth. Great work and appreciate it.
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Check out Juan Bagnell's coverage, way more in-depth
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Techaltar
Watching on the amazing V60
The saddest thing about this whole thing is, LG was the only OEM that took mobile audio seriously. RIP LG.
Marshall has an android phone
ROG phones too
@@zoovy7252 people dont always want to walk around with a gaming phone though, some people (including me) prefer having a standard phone but good at the most thing
So did ZTE
This exactly is tbe reason im holding the lg g8x rn
I had every LG V serious phone except for the LG V30. I currently have the LG V60. I was looking to see if they were comming out with a V70 when I heard the news. I am heartbroken. I love the LG V series. They were all such cool phones for business and fun. They held a special place in my heart and they will truly be missed.
That mini screen is kinda like dynamic island lol.
The LG Chocolate was such a vibe
They were good at making 2g phones... so they misunderstood smartphones arent important, just like nokia did.
But all phones have vibration... đ€Šââïž
Loved my LG Chocolate!
i still have mine in the drawer next to me xD
It looked good but it was so slow in comparison to other phones at the time. LG chockolate was the reason why I have never considered purchasing LG smartphone.
When companies killed headphone jack, LG launched V20 which had a quad dac, removable battery and even an IR blaster which can be used as a universal remote. No reviewers stressed these super features. LG will be surely missed!
LG didn't market well, especially with dual screen. Majority of people didn't know about it. It's really good
correct
I used to love using the IR blaster on my G4 to turn off projectors at school đ
Nobody wouldâve bought a 900$ phone if you could buy it for 300$ 4 months later
My v20 is on its deathbed. I wish they had stuck to removable batteries, metal, headphone jack, ir blaster. I'd still be their customer. It had everything I wanted. Hopefully the Poco m3 pro is a decent replacement that will carry me until Linux phones arrive. My Stylo 2 plus was decent as well, very durable.
You didn't mention it, but I've been a fan of the LG Stylo series phones for a long time. In fact I've had 3 of them. It was really nice to have a stylus phone without having to drop a mortgage payment on it (Samsung). I also liked how the software ran. It made sense to me. Not all manufacturers do (Motorola). But as stated, they have many, many other divisions to concentrate on. Probably a very good business decision.
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LG V10 walked so dynamic island could run.
Marques: itâs hard to recommend flagship with just 60Hz.
Apple: You recommend us..
Hz rate...it depends way too much on os, both ios and lgos are soooo smooth, i have used both, .............all others got just great refresh rate but filled with popup adds...đȘâ
I was thinking this as well when he said that.
@@versusbattle5916 you ok bro ad on a smartphone? You can turn them off in the settings đđïžđ§đŽđ±đïžđđ§đ„đđđđđ„đ„±đâïžđ€Ąđ€đ§đ
@@locnes2133.......how come?? I mean just like we know earth is round , we can't disable adds and spying from all chinese phones..........or are you one of those, "nope earth is flat and we can disable adds from setting, we don't have proof but it's true guy"???
Apple is a different ecosystem and people but that phone for software experience. They never look for specifications.
"LG mobile is gone now, who's next?" - me sweating while watching this from a Sony phone.
I'm not concerned. Xperia made money last quarter. Not huge sales, not much profit,... But some.
Sony have started building a brand identity with their newer flagships: the media phones. They're the ones that do all of the consumption of video and audio the best. They're also the only company to cater to photography enthusiasts.
LG tried so many things but never established who their audience was. They tried the things they tried so they could find that audience.
Sony knows who they're selling to. They're going nowhere.
me sweating even more watching this from a Nokia
Don.t sweat it Malcolm, they are probably next.
aw hell no
My order
1. Sony
2. HTC
3. Blu
4. Nokia
You rarely see Nokia or Sony phones on the street. I think I never seen a Sony phone in person either.
I had the LG G5 when it came out and I loved it. The ultra wide camera was awesome and it is cool to see it made it to so many phones now. But the real best feature was that you could easily pop the battery out. They sold extra batteries and a charging dock for them. I never had to charge my phone because of this, I just swapped the battery every time my phone was dying.
It was an underated feature
Best phone ever.
G5 was a miss for me. Had antenna and button problems due to the swappable battery.
They handled it gracefully outside of warranty though.
G7 was my best phone experience up to now.
Still rocking my V60. I absolutely love it. Still does so much so well. Manual camera, great audio recording, tap to wake, headphone jack and Quad DAC and a case that gives the phone an entire 2nd screen. IMO that's one of the best features. Unfortunately this will likely be the last Android update it gets. I think if they would have just updated their V series and not tried bizarre new things they would have been a hit. Been with LG since the G2 and that phone was amazing. Then they started doing tons of weird things but it was a fun ride to see what they tried.
I think it goes up to android 12. That's good. I'm considering to buy v60. What's your opinion? Should I?
This Video of Marques is like the Funeral Speech to LG.
He was a good man.
He did good things.
Influenced a lot of people.
But somehow things were not ending great for him.
May he Rest In Peace đ
Also: I didn't kill him! Stop looking at me.
* Eulogy < the word you're looking for :)
đ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđđ you had to, didn't you đđ
"Rest In Peace đ"
"a great impact on the phone you're holding right now" _stares at my G8_
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Same
Direct impact but yes.
*stares at my LG v60 ThinQ 5G | Dual Screen*
I read this comment as he said it
Wow I loved that entire video. So much history, cool phone tech, and analysis in one video, all of which I'm a fan of. I would love to see more of this kind of video about like the history of smartphone innovations
I loved LG especially when I was using more budget friendly phones of theirs. They were great in my opinion and lasted a long time. Itâs sad that they wonât be making any more :/
LG: "I'm going, bye."
HTC & Sony: "We'll see you soon!"
I thought HTC had already left years ago.
Damn dudeđ€Łđ€Ł
Blackberry : i'm waiting you guys joining me here!
It's a real bummer because once it's Samsung and Apple we'll get less and less innovation and honestly they are already boring.
@@AndreJHoward lowkey true
"Die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"
OnePlus: đđŠ
Yup, typing this on my op7 pro. My last oneplus phone i bought. Wont be going with them again. Android 12 is almost here still no 11 on op7 pro. My next phone will either be an ROG phone or another gaming phone. Unless pixel releases a true highend phone and not a midrange pretending to be a flagship.
@@Olterior oneplus 7 pro, the last great hero phone from OnePlus.
@@Olterior check the Xperia 5 II
As a 1 + 7 pro user I feel the exact same way. The 9 pro looks good but I might just wait for Pixel 6, hopefully it's a flagship high-end phone based on the rumors of 6xl
@@Olterior There is a technical reason for that (data decryption issues) that they had to resolve with Qualcomm. I wouldn't be upgrading my 7T Pro anytime soon because 1) I dislike the new skin 2) there have been lots of reports of overheating and lagging issues on the the 8 series and the few 7 series that have gotten the update.
One of my first phones was the black and blue LG Rumour. I remember typing with that keyboard. How far we have comeâŠ
I miss that phone too...
I miss physical keyboards
man your takes are bang on. such a pleasure to watch your videos and listen to your opinion
I remember when I traded an iPhone 5 for that LG G3, oh man shooting at 4k was such a blast. Thank you LG, you'll be missed :(
@Manisha Murmu stfu
My g3 got the boot loop made me switch to Apple
@BengTod 211 didnât ask
@shawn đđ
@@rakeshraaj5620 hes a bot
LG naming department: âweâre the worse at naming productsâ
Sony headphone naming team: âhold my beerâ
Elaborate further pleaseđ
@@maxj9812 "WH-1000XM4"
@@mck1343 don't forget confusing the headphones and buds because they call both xm3s and xm4s and you have to specify wf and wh
Why, you think HXX-1049 is a bad name!?
@@lundsweden Too long, number/letter based and not memorable for most people!
One of LG's most popular phones,back in the day, was the LG Chocolate. That's a good, easy to remember and sexy name. You can't forget it. The phone had a code to distinguish the different LG Chocolates but no-one except LG and retailers new the code. To the consumer it was the Black LG Chocolate or the Silver LG Chocolate. Names sell. Period.
This is such a good video. Your point about the loss of a competitor and ideas is dead on. They've had so many unique phones and so many firsts they never got enough credit for. I haven't had a non LG phone since before smartphones were a thing and I will miss them when I have to change
Thanks Marcus. I enjoy so many of your videos.
Life is still good in the other departments đ
You just had to didn't you?đđđđ
Well it do be having the best monitors and TVs in the market
@@Sagginballs I still use a 768p 32â TV from them that my grandma bought me 8 years ago. Sure, itâs smol, but itâs light, reliable, and the colors are nice. When I get a new TV eventually itâll be them. Hopefully straight to a 50-something inch 4k boi.
@@Turt3752 Wait, you're using an 8 year old 768p 32" TV.... in 2021? I'm not going to be judging you, but don't you yourself know that you're long overdue for a huge upgrade?
@@Tom_Stevens617 i donât even know what TV resolutions are before FHD and HD came into the scene. I remember we used to just say, is yours a box TV or a flat TV
Poor LG, they never removed the Jack.
Deepest condolences. RIP.
Baby Marques
Baby Marques
They removed it on the Wing so in my mind they were inching towards the darkside
@@b377a but they didn't become the villain. they died before they turned.
Dude your profile đđđ
@@MusicEnjoyer.1 Yes
I loved the G2. Lasted so long and it had a feature that i wished more phones had which is a universal remote feature. It had a built in IR 'blaster' that enabled you to connect it as a remote to any TV. Which was great if you didn't find the remote or if it was broken.
In 2013 G2's narrow side bezels were eye-catching.
I also loved how many custom roms it had.
So excited about more sports tech videos. I find that subject fascinating
LG: The Sega of smartphones. Innovating without ever trying to make money
Sega Genesis and their arcades made a ton of money.
More like the Dreamcast
@@Clay3613 but past the Genesis, they couldn't get much market share
@@leandru7 Because they made a bunch of dumb decisions between the Genesis and Saturn transition and only sorta came back for the Dreamcast. They had plenty of market share and became villains themselves and screwed themselves over. The Saturn being what it was didn't help either, that and the cock-ups for launch and subsequent support in it's lifetime. But yea, them losing market share and eventually exiting the hardware business didn't happen overnight.
They should of put holes and notch on the phones and market to teenagers on. Every billboard and on tv commercials
LG was like the oldest sibling who had all of the responsibilities and none of the attention.
And died
And bootlooped. Like, how bad was LG at hardware & software to repeatedly boot loop their Android phones? Y'all giving them way too much credit: "They did the first triple rear-camera on the same module! And the phones bootlooped!"
Designer of alot, recognition of none.
@@ikjadoon samsung; charging port moisture detected, apple with error code. and stuck on logo
@@ikjadoon had multiple lg phones in the family and only mine randomly rebooted once in a blue moon, honestly lg phones bootlooped as much as Samsung phones blew up or iPhones got bent. People just fed into things they knew nothing about and made it bigger than what it was
Watching this on my Wing. It's a heavy, goofy thing. But I love being able to watch a video like this where you don't really have to pay 100% attention while scrolling Twitter on the main screen.
Holding on to this phone as long as it lasts.
Same here Brođ„đ„đ„đ„
Really apreciate your videos!
CEO of LG: "Ok, so how are we naming our phone?"
Random employee: *đđđš đ đšđ©đ§đ€đ đ*
CEO of LG:"Perfect!"
Nah, this is sony naming their headphones.
sony probably has meetings where the employees have collective strokes to name their products then
Maybe you should ThinQâą about the comment you just made
@@FAQUERETERMAX good one lol
@@gabriielsc collective strokes, I am dyingđđ
The double tap to wake was really game changing at that time
I don't think LG G2 was the first phone. I remember Nokia phones having it before the G2.
Raise to wake is the best now.
@@a_a7287 both are good!
i don't know why LG keeps getting credited for the double tap to wake thing... Nokia N9 was the first I know of.
@@letstalkgizmo I had a Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 with CyanogenMod 6 which is Android 2.2.X which predates LG G2, i had all the old Nokia phones Symbian and they take on android and if they had D2W i never noticed it and it was not in the manual or knowed about.
LG was a top-shelf phone maker back in the day. All the best phones throughout the early/mid 2000's were made by them and Motorola. I remember the LG Chocolate being the first (and maybe the last) cellphone that i really got "hyped" over and then rushing out to buy, probably around 2005 or 2006.
I feel like LG never really got the credit they deserved. It's a shame. I love how you summarized all the topics and hit the nail on the head with each and every one of them. Completely agree with you on your analysis that LG should've had a steadily flagship line with less of the innovative stuff and next to that line the innovative one where they could try out new things and if it would stick include it in their next flagship line. I'm pretty sure that if they'd done that they would still be around. Anyways it's sad but it's the way it is...
R.I.P. LG
As an ex LG employee, i can tell you. These guys are amazing, the innovation was top notch, but the issue was the constant programming against the blue guys
Suits we despise them in the hospitality industry too!
Some companies have expected/accepted flaws in order to hit deadlines. For instance, Apple Maps lol.
@@AndroidisPreferred hilarious need two hands and feet to count how many times I raged over that app in my car it was hazard really
Who are the blue guys?
Is it true that the LG velvet 2 pro was given to the worker's in the headquarters
RIP LG Smartphones đ
Love your videos
You haven't made a standalone video on their phones in over 2 years. An actual review vid in 3!
Sod off you fraud.
@@aidendrakepw I don't blame him
They haven't really been relevant for those 2 years
@@EpicNoob99 so you're telling me you're NOT a tech fan then? Keeping headphone jacks, high end DACs and SD slots makes you irrelevant? Sure.
@@aidendrakepw Whatâs your problem?
Had the G4 in 2015 & it was one of my favourite phones ever! Performance was great but then the ability to easily change the back covers to custom covers were awesome
G5 was my most favorite phone. Love when I used wide shot it was such a great feature at the time of release also swapping batteries was a plus
It's true
"Dead people receive more flowers than living ones"
Same case with LG heređ
Exactly, usually happens the same with painters and musicians...more flowers and mentions when they are about or totally expired
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Mere apno ko umeed badi
Jab zinda the toh saath nahi
Par mayyat par dekhi bheed badi..
give this person a case of beer please.... the sad reality...
@@mauricehenry9131 ya bro
".. Live long enough to see yourself become a villain."
OnePlus: đ°
:D
I am dreading purchasing my OnePlus. You're correct.
Yep, I'm still waiting for Android 11 for my 7t. It was due for December... :(
Most phones I've had, i've been annoyed with by the time they've died. When my LG G8s died, it was a little heartbreaking. Not only because I had a lot of photos on it, but also it had such a nice UX, and felt "complete" in a way few others have made me feel. My appreciation for my phone grew even more when i got a Samsung S20 from work. It was terrible in comparison.
As it happened, the Asus Zenfone 9 was coming out, and as a 3.5mm jack is important to me i bought it. I really like it, and especially the fact that it's more compact. But i still miss many features from the LG.
I am typing from LG g8s thinq after 4 year and heavy use. So much so that I keep my phone running even for whole night . Except for battery which has lost 2 hours of its powering time. Else phone is flawless . I want to keep it for very long time
i remember when all those came out and watching the mkbhd video on it what a throw back
It feels like this video relates to when someone dies we say he/she was a good person but never said something nice about them when they were alive lol
thatâs the curse of life
Pretty much exactly what's happening with most reviewers rn
Lol facts damn
R.I.P. headphone jacks. LG was with us the whole way. We will never give up. There are dozens of us! DOZENS!
Well...Sony it is now
Unfortunately it's still only a couple dozen.
Remember when Samsung made fun of Apple for a lot of crap then followed their anti consumer trends. I do unfortunately. Atleast LG didn't become Samsung who fell from grace to become the greedy villain.
@@S1D3W1ND3R015 LG has always remained true to itselfđ I hope sony takes it chance now otherwise the only brand I can go to is xiaomi, they are loyal to their IR blaster and I respect that
Apple be like " there are millions of us MILLIONS"
I think it's really sad that some features didn't make it. I for example loved the era of retracting selfie cameras. I still use the oneplus 7 Pro since the year it released. And i used the "selfie camera unlock" feature which opens and closes the selfie camera everytime I unlock the phone, and have no issues at all with the mechanism. Now im changing the phone and have to get used to a blank spot in my screen.
I remember the first phone my dad bought for me. it was an lg x power3 its by no means a great phone even in its time. But that phone survived me for 2years (im horrible at keeping things + i was new to phones so i tryed EVERYTHING) and then i gave it to my brother for another 2years (he was ne better than međ ) and that phone is still working to this day everybody tells me to throw it but i just keep it as memory. LG stoping phone production was very sad for me especially with all of these phones that cant survive a month and if you drop them then its game over
"LGs an influential company that has probably influenced the phone you're holding right now."
Me: holding my LG V60 with tears in my eyes.
Just after this video release LG has promised 3 years of updates so looks like youâre winning đ
@@zr5640 no v70 though which sucks....I always looked forward to the v series ever since the v20
Me, who wants to buy a v60 still. But dont have it available over here. Watching this on a V40, purchased that after I lost my v30
Used the v30 for 3 years it was a beast. Mad respect to LG for that quad DAC that served this audiophile well.
But, that aside, this video mentions the G3. Lord, I remember in 2014 a guy at work pulled it out of his pocket with no case it was the first time I'd seen a smartphone looking like some kind of a jewel. At that I hadn't seen a better looking phone.
Same
I love seeing old marques because we've aged with him. we don't notice the changes happening in real time but when we get the flashbacks we realise how much has actually changed.
you mean, how OLD he's getting? (72yo here).
His baby haircuts always throw me off
My LG G5 was by far the best cell phone I ever had. The things camera was insane (seriously it has a better camera than the phone I have currently), the battery life was awesome, and the screen was super clear. Iâm so surprised they werenât more popular. Not to mention they had a superior repairability than almost any of the other phones of that year. Also the ergonomics were still my favorite of all the phones Iâve owned. I really miss it.
Did you have the G4? I think that had a better camera than the G5, I owned both and almost all of the V-Series, the G4 had the crispest photoes
I was about to comment that youtubers are part responsible, good thing you brought it up yourself, Iâve been saying it over and over, there have been some extremely underrated amazing smartphones from these brands which didnât get the coverage that they deserved, the volume buttons on the back with power was very satisfying to use, the side mounted fingerprint on sony phones(specifically XZ1) or the bezels of G2, number of times youtuberâs pushed these manufacturers to adapt and change to smth that wasnât necessary for instance the LG V10 is one of the most toughest phone Iâve ever used(aside from bootloop issue) the plastic rubberised back of that phone with that stainless steel frame covered with chromium oxide for self healing bit made it super grippy and sturdy, Iâd even use a phone today with that design upgraded chip and smaller bezels, yet LG was forced to moved to glass sandwich design because every single youtuber couldnât just handle plastic, where on other hand samsung got away for several years using their glossy plastic fingerprint sensors which faded to black over time giving a device hideous look, tech reviewers should start giving these brands credit for innovations and stop being tough on struggling brands because in the end of the day competition is good for end user, look at intel for example they had been selling similar performing processors for years with slight boost from 2nd gen till 7th until Amd Ryzen came and they started to up their game, yes Smartphone manufacturers do still face pressure coz their are lots of them, but old dogs like HTC,LG,Sony,Motorola(wouldnât add Nokia despite of being old Nokiaâs fan HMD is barely even trying) should have got the attention they deserved I remember the gingerbread days where it was soo fun to jump from one phone to another, now a days they all have started to look alike and once again thanks youtubers pushing stock UI and similar design although i love stock UI but myself I never felt HTCâs Sense UI was bad especially in gingerbread days or certain features in some UI, I couldnât join the tech reviewer community being in china at that time still have the videos I shot back in 2010 of several phones but couldnât upload them or at least on my end I would have done things differently
I totally agree with what you are saying. LG always had a way of being creative and didn't go along with the scummy trends. LG made the best of smartphones but sadly they never got the credit they deserved. I used to own the V10 and there was cutting edge features such as rubberized back, dual screen, and wide angle cameras. When Samsung put out the S6 atrocity, I bought the V10! Too many companies are chasing the iphone which is pretty and useless! I blame the youtube influencers who buy things for looks and status and insist everything looks like an iphone. A lot of them act like just because they disagree with a feature means no one else should be allowed to have it! They do not represent us and the general consumer should have known better. I bought a new cell phone in late 2022 and there really wasn't any cell phone on the market that I wanted. Those were terrible. It was either missing features or has the stock google interface, which I do not like! This monopoly between samsung and apple is really bad. I hope LG returns in some way in the future!
@@andos2923 you forgot another good bit about V10, it was the only phone i used without a cse or any protectors, the stainless steel had selfhealing coat, even today's most expensive phones get scratched in their cases where that phone was super sturdy, its the same with fold phones these days , everyone has been promoting samsung only
Long-term V10 user here... every time you accidentally tap that upper second screen, it brings you to a menu so you can customize it and away from whatever you were viewing. We're talking tens of thousands of accidental taps over the years. It's been rough... And yes, I'm using my V10 to post this comment.
If you like the V10, the V60, and G8X give you a full second screen experience that is unlike any other phone. You can use the entire second screen as a keyboard or watch a youtube video on one screen, and check Facebook, Twitter, or your email on the other at the same time. Really sad that their dual-screen phones will eventually fade into obscurity.
That's rough buddy
LG v10 was dope then I bought the v20 then the v35 then the v40 then the v50 and now LG gave up on me
How did you avoid the boot-loops? Mine wouldn't even turn on now.
I told you like 2 or 3 years ago Ione your video that LG smartphone division was going to eventually go out of business. I gave up on LG and 2018 when my carrer T-Mobile announced that they were carrying one plus phones starting with the OnePlus 6T.
I just had enough of LG in their lack of updates I had the G2 and G4 no updates, the V10 no updates, got the v20 when it first came out October 2016. I got rid of the v20 in August 2018 and it was still on 7.0 nougat. I still got the LG G6 and it got no updates, its still on Android 8.0 Oreo when I brought it in August 2018 and I don't even uses it anymore. The only LG phone that I had that had an update was the Nexus 4 and It was only because that was a Google phone.
I had LG phones to Voyager the LG Venus the chocolate back in the 2000s along with other flip phones from other companies like Nextel, Samsung, sanyo etc
LG did this to themselves so for the last 3 years I've been only rolling with one plus and Samsung.
My LG V20 just died on me last week. I had that bad boy for five years, and while it certainly was no where near the fastest phone on the market now, the fact that it had a modern CPU, a replaceable battery, built-in condenser mic, and a headphone jack (with a very high quality DAC) made it unbeatable for me. Coupled by the fact that once you rooted it, put on LineageOS and the Google Camera app, it was a multimedia monster.
LG phones were great with LineageOS.
Rooting them was always a bit tricky, but WELL worth it as (IMO) their stock OS was amongst the worst. Very bloated and slow
I had the same phone at release, unfortunately it got bad screen burn after a few months of use. I loved the phone but after that experience I could never buy LG again.
@@repairtech9717 Weird. Mine never had burn-in.
i'm sorry about your v20.
but this is the first time i heard about this LineageOS and the Google Camera app
my v20 is still smooth as a baby but i got stuck at android 7 and now i can't download some apps
My V30 still strong at 5 years now.
I'll teach this video in my business and entrepreneurship classes!! Amazing.
LG G2 was the best phone ever for me in high school and lasted me till G6. Double Tap and wide Camera was great but what I loved best was the IR sensor that let it act as a universal remote. I used to make the TVs in school change channels or turn on. I was so bummed out that they took it off in newer LG phones.
It feels strangely wholesome to have MKBHD make what amounts to an obituary of LG.
I like it.
The LG I loved died in the Nexus era...
RIP
R.I.P
F indeed
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That's the last time I owned an lg
Totally agree...!
I remember having a LG G2 I loved that phone, custom rom support, IR remote sensor(Idk why this feature went away from phones it was so handy whenever I lost my remote to my TV), and the removable battery.
I had the LG G3 back in the day, it was a legendary device. If I recall correctly, it was the first phone to get the Android 5 update. My phone pretty much died along with that update, the battery life tanked and it heated very badly when using for longer periods. Still loved it!
MKBHD: Why did LG phones die?
Me using an lg phone: đł
Same
Same đ im using a Lg Stylo 4
Using a v50 man am I gonna miss that Dac
I use the lg velvet
@@vohnvohn9109 Im on the Stylo 6 đđ
LG: I'll be the one to save the day without taking any credits or asking for any and in the end of the day walk away saying - Life's Good.
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LG = Saitama
What are you even saying?
Lucky Goldstar is the OG. Life's good is rebranding.
who would have guessed i just learned 2 really REALLY hard hitting quotes from MKBHD in a singe video,
"either you die young a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villan"
and
"jack of all trades, master at none"
The LG G2 felt way ahead of its time in terms of design. It really feels like creativity in phones died with them.
Marquess is just a good story teller. Never felt a 17 minute long video this short. đ
Bro your right lol I thought it was like 4 minutes long lol until I saw your comment I was wtf đł is 17 minutes
â60hz refresh rate when all the competition are doing higher, how can I recommend thatâ
Apple:
Tbh 60-90hz are already enough, like why would you need 120 or 144 hz if human eye can only see 60 fps
@@shizutanako5553 ???????
Mkbhd is seriously favouring apple,like an agent of them. Apart from 60hz display he also forgot to mention that Prada was the first touch smartphone, not the iphone. He clearly favours them because they would have paid more
Watch the video again. Clearly you didnât understand the whole point. You focused on one statement
Tbh, it is real that many reviewers are always missing the point on what makes LG phones a good purchase.
V60: it is 60Hz FHD, but it cost so much less than other flagship with a longer battery life and killer video features, you got 2 screens for the price of 0.75 from apple.
G8: smaller phone that pack everything you want, and with face unlock as good as Face ID.
So yes, many yters are unfair to LG phones, but I don't blame yters, I blame marketing for not pushing for it and always miss the point.
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They actually did! The LG Spirit was a pretty popular budget phone, at least in Europe.
My grandma and mom still use their G8s today!! Holiday '23. The battery is nice the sound is clear and works great (there is no speaker for the earpiece, the entire screen is the speaker!!)
People: Manufacturers need innovation
LG: Got u
Most people: Buy phone other than LG
LG:
LG made great phones but their longterm support was subpar. That's what killed them sadly
Exactly! they always tried new innovations but people ignored them simply.
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LG always listened to the few internet loud voices who always want to see innovation, just for entertainment but when time comes to purchase, they go for something stable (with long-term software support) and trustworthy like the rest of us.
Lg be like : *my disappointment is immeasurable, and my company is ruined*
V30 and V50 owner, here. Bought these for the audio. Awesome quad DACs
Exactly! Especially when you listen to losless music and a pair of quad driver headsets. Perfection.
You don't really realise until you switch to another phone, and immediately notice the downgrade. LG Quad-dac is amazing.
Do yall have any recommendations on what to get if I want to get the premium audio action?
Following
@@louisantonio24621. get an old lg v20 or v30.
2. Get an external memory card
3. Get good headphones
3. Download a good music app based on your requirements
I had an LG G5 for about 4 years. That was a nice little phone. As an individual who repairs electronics for a living, the G5 was one of the best, easiest, and most convenient phones I've ever worked on. I didn't care about the modularity of it and that whole ecosystem, what I liked was how _designing it to be modular_ is what contributed to making it so simple to repair.
A customer came in with one and wanted the battery replaced. I figured I'd have to do it like all the other phones similar to it, by heating it up, meticulously removing a glass back, and carefully removing a glued-in battery. Nah. You pull the bottom out and then it's literally right there and can be easily swapped for a new one.
Screen replacement was also insanely easy, the screen is clipped in and held at the bottom with two screws (accessible by removing the bottom portion). Additionally, EVEN THE CHARGE PORT was easily replaceable. It resides on a daughterboard inside the removable piece at the bottom.
The charge port being a simple removable piece is HUGE. This was during an era where, if you had a broken charge port, you either had to dismantle the whole phone and solder in a replacement, or replace a daughterboard after taking apart the entire thing.
As soon as I saw how unbelievably easy and simple it was to repair that phone, I decided to get one for myself. I used that sucker for years. The G5 was _leaps_ ahead of competition in terms of repairability. EVERYTHING in it was user-replaceable, designed to be swapped out with minimal tools, and easy disassembly. The battery, charge port, headphone jack, cameras, buttons, screen, speakers, heck even the motherboard! All super easy to get to, remove, and replace.
In my opinion, LG really kinda went crazy after the G5. That's when we started getting phones named like an eBay listing. They also NEVER went back to the impressive innovations they did with the G5's repairability. I really do wish the G5 was their most successful phone, because I would have LOVED to see the things they did with that make their way into other devices. I feel like way too many people were hung up on the "gimmick" of modularity, rather than looking at how it can actually make a far more economically repairable device.
Great review Sir. Good analysis . Worthy of remembering , especially for the marketing divisions of large companies. I have 2 LG phones, the Stylo-3 Plus was/is great, but their software was/is user-unfriendly unfortunately. I like your common sense no extra 'chatter' and drama in your reviews by the way ! Please continue...
LG: *Write that down! write that down!*
Sales department: It's too late, boss.
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It would be the other way around
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@@AMR15H No no... Don't say that. It's actually sad.
In reviews đ
Tech CZcamsrs: This LG phone is shit đ€·ââïž
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Tech CZcamsrs: oh it's so sad to see LG go đ
Was waiting to find this comment glad someone said something đđ
true xD
lmao, sad but true, their phones are for the visionaries, and they are not enough to sustain the market.
That's the truth...youtubers are killed LG mobile...they don't know how to use LG mobiles and functions in it.
And they're promoting the Chinese brands
PREACH. Examples are MKBHD. Yeah I'm just gonna say it right on his video. He's a big hypocrite to boot. The points he mentioned about the "cons" of LGs are just nitpicks
i remember blackberry had some of the coolest names: curve, bold, torch, pearl, storm, etc. and as silly as this may sound, back in middle school, my friends and i used to choose a blackberry model based on the name. i had a bold and a torch once, my sister owned a porsche, it was so fun. ahh i miss those days
The G2 and the G3 were both amazing. The G2 was my first smartphone and I had it for a really long time. The battery of the G2 is weak but the phone is still working.
I had my G3 up to last year and I loved it. I really really loved it... And then I dropped it at home.
This thing lived through three years of a craftswomans life at the building side.
So I bought a used G4 for 70⏠which is close to dying too by now.
I'm still stuck to LG. I'm thinking of getting a G8s ThinQ next...
"Losing LG is an L for all of us, G."
- what Marques should have said
Damn
When LG loses the Gs they had to take the L
Damn,thats deep
BAR
I don't get it
LG: Does something
Other Companies: Is this for me?
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It's been a while since i found this meme
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Think they need to patent all that idea. They could make money from it.
I think the G- flex review is the first video of yours that Introduced me to your channel :')
Hey Marques, thanks for your insightful commentary. I'm in the "bummer" camp regarding LG's demise. The 2 aspects of LG phones that I most loved are 1) the great audio quality, and 2) the SD card external storage. Which phone in today's market best replicates these attributes? I've read some good reviews of the Xperia. Any other suggestions or advice? Thanks!
Y would u think heâd c this lol
That's a real shame about LG, so few phone makers have the courage to try new and novel designs.
Hmmm âcourageâ reminds me of someoneđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
RIP Headphone jack.
*LG:* leaves market....focuses on appliances
*HTC:* (crickets)
*Blackberry:* its never over, just different owners
*Nokia:* we no longer make phone tanks
*Sony:* we only like photographers who have $
*Huawei:* China wife us up after US&A ghost us
*Samsung:* we make every screen for whole world
*Motorola:* we still exist. Don't ask about our products
Meanwhile,
*Apple:* we brought magnet to our phones. It better now
Edit: Thanks for all the likes!
Motorola just announced a new phone. The Motorola One Ace, I think it's called? Looks decent. Decent price, at least.
Nokia XR20
Dude lowkey: Motorola is making some stupid good phones at the moment. I have 2, the Moto G Play (2021) and the Motorola One 5G. G Play comes in at $50 for me, sure itâs a budget/prepaid phone, and sure, itâs got a 720p screen, but itâs got near stock Android 10 and is not that bad to use. One 5G is that but turned up to 11 (Android 11 too).
Wb samsung ?
sony is so accurate lolol
Great video. I loved your slow & steady explanation. Can you make a video "Why smartphone companies donât try to put an IR top of the phone like Xiaomi doing"
Quality information always
God bless you đâïž
OnePlus is living long enough to become the villian.
Samsung. A flagship phone that can do 8K video without a memory card slot...and unicorn rare 512 Gb versions...if that's not villainous, I don't know what is.
Oneplus following samsung everywhere starting from oxygen os to business strategy
LG won't be the last phone maker to go down sooner that later.
@@akashkaustubh2571 what's oxygen got to do with samsung.
I have the 5T and I'm pretty dmn happy with, but definitely won't be going any farther in their line up. Think the 6 is ugly and just don't like anything after.
Lg will never be forgotten. The first few of the smartphone companies
Blackberry says Hi
Im pretty sure they will be forgotten , a harsh reality
They might have a second chance with rollable phone.
@@harrisbabar6140 I forgot about them until this video.
@@harrisbabar6140 yeah right like they don't make anything except phones
Two of my favorite phones Iâve ever had were LG phones. The original LG Rebel was one of my first phones (circa 2016?) and it was probably the best $50 Iâve ever spent. Fast forward a couple years (2018) and I got an LG Stylo 3, which I absolutely loved. RIP.
As a Samsung guy, I will never forgot the LG Voyager. That will forever be in my heart. The prime of my HS years. I was able to safely text and drive with the keyboard lol.
LG VX7000
LG VX10000
LG is that child in our school who is Super Intelligent but once he fails a pre exam he never tries for final exam
Ahhh yes this hit me hard XD
Exactly
Ah , damn true
Yeah, it's true
Ur indian school example hit different
He forgets to mention how incredible the audio of LG phones were.
that's just how much forgettable those phones are
He did mention the quad DACs a few times, but didn't go into detail. I love the quad DACs.
With LG gone we're now stuck with overpriced wireless headphones.
@@blerst7066 Well, we still have the gaming subtype I guess
I'm big on audio. I prefer wired earphones. LG phones and HTC were the best audio phones..
Always been an LG smartphones fan, i loved that every single one was innovative or at least brave in some design choices
Even though it's starting to show its age, I'm still rocking my V60 and I truly wish they did keep making the V phones at least as no other phones have the features I love that LG does