LG V20 - user opinions and reviews
- Rimac
- mQ2
MLAVRA, 30 Apr 2023It's time to say goodbye. After five and a half years, the longest time spent with one mo... moreMy priority buying a pair of V20's, six years ago (due to audio purposes editing video), was their audio quality and the tip of the V20 features, added to my priority is what you miss in the Samsung and what for me, as long the processors hold, is essential.
Good luck with the Samsung model and their battery!
- MLAVRA
- iLH
It's time to say goodbye. After five and a half years, the longest time spent with one mobile phone, I left my (still working) LG V20 in the drawer and switched to, I'm ashamed to admit, the Samsung A52s 5G. Why from a flagship to an advanced mid-ranger? First I decided that I would not pay more than 400 EUR for the phone. Next, I carefully considered the features and characteristics: with its SD 778G and 8GB of RAM, it's noticeably faster than the V20, and since I'm not a heavy gamer, it neither heats up nor slows down during operation.
Of course, there is NO option to replace the battery and although it does not have a bad factory battery, you have to wait for it to charge! But it HAS two other features that are also slowly dying out, namely SD card and 3.5mm jack. The sound quality is not as good as the V20, but it is acceptable for travel, when you are on the phone. NO infrared transmitter which I used very often and NO FM Radio (which I used very rarely). It has an excellent display that is "only" HD: honestly, I hardly notice the difference in resolution. The absence of a secondary display is compensated by a combination of an always-on display and an edge panel, but LG's solution was more beautiful.
Of course, it supports VoLTE, 5G and other new and fancy features and all the programs on it (and those that were choking on the V20) work flawlessly. However, I do not believe that I will like it so much that I will use it for the next 5 years.
- Rimac
- mQ7
Deftclaw, 04 Mar 2023Once you've owned one of these, any phone you'll ever have again will be a downgrade... moreTechnology would need to undergo a Copernican turn to radically improve what the V20 offers.
- Deftclaw
- ktJ
Once you've owned one of these, any phone you'll ever have again will be a downgrade in one way or another.
Here we are 7 years later, screens are lower res. Removable SD card isn't a feature anymore.
V20 has HI-DAC Audio ou through 3.5mm Jack, 2023 phones have NO audio Jack.
16MP camera shoots 4k, you might finally have a TV in your living room with higher res (7 years later)
I see so many complaints in comments about "battery life" and "reception"
Battery life: that's why it's removable, carry a spare, there is no phone on market with 6400mAh. Dead battery? Instant full, you wish your tesla could!
When in the age of 3G + 4G (v20 could use all its antennas) reception was fine.
The way the market is going, there will NEVER BE A BETTER PHONE.
- FRILL
- IbF
Anonymous, 24 Jan 2023I've had it the problem though is reception and battery life Not sure where You are but Yes as 3G comes to an end only a couple different variants will work eventually. The H918 is definitely one of them which is the one I still use on T-Mobile's Network without issue because it has the required VoLTE "Call over Data connection". The VS995 may also work on Verizon but I'm not sure for how long. As for the battery, being that is removable can be changed. If You like the slim factory style, Shenmz makes a good one (4380 mAh) that I've been using for over a year. Gets Me a full day use. It's on the Bay for under $20 USD. I have extended batteries for long hauls. Those are also reasonably priced. Out of those I prefer the Taeozi 10800 mAh. That one goes 3 days easy! Wishing You luck!
- Anonymous
- XK5
I've had it the problem though is reception and battery life
- Gush
- k$s
I've owned two of these phones and have
to admit it's full blown with power features
any gamer and multimedia enthusiastic
would want but fails on reception quality
and battery life... you might be able to get
away by upgrading to a bigger aftermarket
battery but in my experiece the phone gets
hot... as for reception you might need to go
outside to get some better reception..
- FRILL
- 4jV
Toert, 12 Nov 2022Well. My fully stock V20 with fully original battery, etc, lies right beside me and has boot l... moreI remember hearing/reading about this. Have You tried messing with the USB connection? Plug the charging cable in one way, if that doesn't work then flip it the other way. You could also clean the port or have it cleaned. Just something to try. Which Variant do You have?
- Rimac
- mQ2
Toert, 12 Nov 2022Well. My fully stock V20 with fully original battery, etc, lies right beside me and has boot l... moreI'm shocked with your troubles on the V20.
I've a pair bought in May, 2017 and August of the same year. Working both of them at present without problems.
I think that sometimes any unit could came with defects.
- Toert
- qEb
Well. My fully stock V20 with fully original battery, etc, lies right beside me and has boot looped for 30 minutes. Trying to heat it up with fast charging as much as possible to get the data before trashing it. First time it bootlooped, it managed to fully start up after 15 minutes, but now it won't get any further.
Afaik RAM was soldered atop the CPU, and these phones gets _hot_. The solderings will melt together and prevent the phone from booting.
LG should have learned from mistakes but didn't. No wonder they're out of business. Too bad on a good, albeit fantastically slow, phone.
- FRILL
- 4jW
sola, 22 Oct 2022what about the battery of this v20The battery is removable, thus replaceable. They make thin batteries with a little more juice than stock but still fit the stock backing, which is what I am using now. They also make thick batteries that require the use of a larger backing (usually supplied with the battery). You can get upwards of four days on that one depending on how the device is used. I also have a couple of those. Very handy for long video shoots.
- FRILL
- IbF
Rimac , 28 Sep 2022I think that a V20 revival, introducing simply only a more updated chipset and increasing the ... moreI would be right next to You in line for the Pre-order My Friend.
- sola
- NgQ
what about the battery of this v20
- Rimac
- mQ2
I think that a V20 revival, introducing simply only a more updated chipset and increasing the RAM memory alongside with the ROM, could be a true success.
- FRILL
- IbF
Anonymous, 25 Jul 2022I keep deep diving into the current phone market as I grow frustrated with this phone, it'... moreI got a V60 to replace it when the time comes. I still use it as My daily driver while I tweak on this V60. No lag Here. Nice DAC, it's not the V20 DAC though. Check it out, You can still get them and they are up to date on updates if You're into that. That surprises Me being that they are out of the market. On schedule to receive A13 when it arrives as well.
- Anonymous
- 4P4
I keep deep diving into the current phone market as I grow frustrated with this phone, it's always felt laggy and unresponsive to me and has only gotten worse over the years, even with the big beefy battery I added later, but it's just a rude awakening to how every wonderful feature I take for granted has completely vanished or become a niche rarity. You'd think it would be so simple to just shop for an upgrade to an equivalent product with current technical specs and network support, but nooooo they declare every aspect and design choice here "outdated" just because Apple and Samsung have declared curved edges and corners and hole punches and notches are in style despite no one ever asking for them.
- NeonHD
- sfx
Another note to people installing custom ROMs: you might get a "static white noise" screen when booting. Don't worry, just let it boot into the OS and turn the screen off. Then turn on the screen while covering the sensors near the camera for about 20 seconds. It should go away.
- NeonHD
- sfx
Warning to anyone who is gonna buy this phone for custom ROM flashing: it's actually very hard to unlock the bootloader.
Since LG has shut off the official unlocking method, the only way to unlock the bootloader is through the "Dirtysanta" exploit, and this process is both very tedious and very easy to get errors like I did. If it doesn't work for you either, I recommend avoiding the main XDA guide and watch the youtube tutorial from "Browningate" instead. I followed his instructions and used his files and it worked like a charm.
- FRILL
- 4jW
NeonHD, 02 Jul 2022P.S. Aliexpress sells a beefy 10500mAh battery case for the V20. https://www.aliexpress.co... moreThat battery and the Taeozi 10800 mAh are the way to go especially when shooting a concert video or any type of extended footage. I used them for years. The Taeozi is 2 years old always charged to 100% and still shows 95% health on the accubattery app. I purchased a Shenmz 4380 to return to the slim side for a minute. Also a great battery. I Forgot how thin this phone is. Lol
- NeonHD
- sfx
P.S. Aliexpress sells a beefy 10500mAh battery case for the V20.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32841200466.html
Once you have that, your V20 will last for days without charge.
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