LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

Post by sanxiyn » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 5:23 AM UTC

martinald wrote: post #27

dmitrygr wrote: post #6

This is actually very very bad. Google's lack of focus/vision w.r.t Pixel all but guarantees that Samsung can eat up the whole high end android phone market. Samsung's desire to stuff so much garbage unto their phones that they are molasses-slow even with the fastest mobile SoCs available to them all but guarantees that for most users, android will remain a huge mess. As an android user, this saddens me.

I dunno. I think Google's new focus on the mid range is where it is at. Got a Pixel 4a 5G and it's a great phone (after the major missteps of the 3 and 4 with their hopeless battery life). To me, I don't see what I'm missing going up from the 4a to a high end Samsung at twice the cost. Maybe a 90Hz display and a slightly faster CPU/GPU, which seem very marginal. I think if Google doubles down on its mid range strateg…

Post by Tiktaalik » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 5:26 AM UTC

klondike_ wrote: post #5

What happened to the Android phone ecosystem? Android phones used to offer unique and useful features like removable batteries, headphone jacks, IR blasters, SD cards, etc. Now it seems that Samsung and Google are obsessed with copying whatever Apple does, even their controversial decisions like removing the headphone jack, even after making fun of Apple for doing it. No thanks, why would I buy a shittier iPhone with…

Post by Sebb767 » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 5:27 AM UTC

arvinsim wrote: post #79

rtkwe wrote: post #67

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There's decent reasons behind most of those, or at least consistent ones, a lot is around slimness which drives strength and material decisions. > removable batteries Those usually require relatively flimsy backs that slide fit onto the phone. This has problems with water proofing and it's a part that can wear and eventually fit poorly or fall off. It's a lot easier to waterproof/resist a phone when you can seal the…

All these talk about waterproofing and I never heard one person decide to actually take advantage of that feature. I am definitely on the cynical side of thinking that it was just marketing spin to justify taking away features to increase profits.

Post by Tiktaalik » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 5:28 AM UTC

arvinsim wrote: post #79

rtkwe wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's decent reasons behind most of those, or at least consistent ones, a lot is around slimness which drives strength and material decisions. > removable batteries Those usually require relatively flimsy backs that slide fit onto the phone. This has problems with water proofing and it's a part that can wear and eventually fit poorly or fall off. It's a lot easier to waterproof/resist a phone when you can seal the…

All these talk about waterproofing and I never heard one person decide to actually take advantage of that feature. I am definitely on the cynical side of thinking that it was just marketing spin to justify taking away features to increase profits.

Post by jbay808 » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 5:34 AM UTC

MichaelMoser123 wrote: post #72

bmitc wrote: post #43

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Making excellent phones that are ignored, like LG was doing.

are you sure? https://www.androidheadlines.com/2019/05/sony-mobile-strateg... (headline says "Sony Mobile Has Now Officially Left Most Of The Global Market" from 5/2019) I guess that I will have to give Google phone or Huawei a try, for my next phone. (once tried xiaomi, didn't like them)