LG is getting out of the mobile phone business • Hacker News Board

Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

#121

Post by sanxiyn » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:01 AM UTC

trabant00 wrote: post #116

ohazi wrote: post #66

I never understood why Samsung phones were constantly receiving praise by tech reviewers while LG got crapped on. Samsung always wanted to do things their way -- different (shitty) UI, Samsung versions of all the core Google apps (but worse), reorganizing preferences for no reason, the stupid bottom button placement, non-remappable Bixby button, aggressively killing apps for power management and breaking widgets, etc…

Because at large people don't select their phone based on what you mention. What does matter I believe is marketing. I think most importantly is Samsung's image presence vs LG. Can't remember the last time I've seen a TV advert for LG. Or a billboard in the city center, or youtube hype from influencers, etc. While Samsung is everywhere. Second is the cool factor. LG has none while Samsung have this as a priority. Fro…

There seems to be large regional variance. I live in South Korea, LG definitely advertised a lot. I recommended LG phones to a lot of people who asked me, and no one complained.

Edit: For example, people love LG's KnockON feature.

Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

#122

Post by Server6 » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:03 AM UTC

VWWHFSfQ wrote: post #110

At this point there are basically no non-Chinese mobile phone makers aside from Samsung and Apple. And even those devices are still manufactured in China, right?

Here's a list:

    Apple – American
    Samsung Mobile – South Korean
    Nokia Mobile – Finnish
    Google Pixel – American
    Sony Mobile – Japanese
    LG – South Korean
    BLU Products – American
    Lava – Indian
    Sharp – Japanese
    Fairphone – Dutch
    Philips Mobile – Dutch
    Yotaphone – Russian
    BQ – Spanish
    Acer – Taiwanese
    Asus – Taiwanese
    HTC – Taiwanese
    Essential Products – American
    Cherry Mobile – Philippino
    DoCoMo – Japanese
    Panasonic Mobile – Japanese.
    Afrione – Nigerian
    Mara Phone – Rwandan
    Librem – American

Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

#123

Post by paxys » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:03 AM UTC

That's unfortunate. The LG G series has consistently been among the best Android phones, especially for the price.

Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

#124

Post by perryizgr8 » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:04 AM UTC

m-ee wrote: post #92

perryizgr8 wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I never understood why Samsung phones were constantly receiving praise by tech reviewers while LG got crapped on. Samsung phones work well, they have one of the best cameras, the best screens, the best batteries, usually the most features. LG phones are famous for boot-looping. > different (shitty) UI It is a matter of opinion. I much prefer Samsung's UI over the garbage that is google's, and even slightly better t…

I’ve owned 5 iPhones so far and never seen this Siri button.

It's on the right side. Hold it and it will start siri.

Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

#125

Post by philliphaydon » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:04 AM UTC

m-ee wrote: post #92

perryizgr8 wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I never understood why Samsung phones were constantly receiving praise by tech reviewers while LG got crapped on. Samsung phones work well, they have one of the best cameras, the best screens, the best batteries, usually the most features. LG phones are famous for boot-looping. > different (shitty) UI It is a matter of opinion. I much prefer Samsung's UI over the garbage that is google's, and even slightly better t…

I’ve owned 5 iPhones so far and never seen this Siri button.

I don’t think he ever owned an iPhone. Lol

Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

#126

Post by batiudrami » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:04 AM UTC

LeoPanthera wrote: post #108

batiudrami wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For a long time stock android didn't have T9 contact searching from the dialer (and, astonishingly, iOS still doesn't), something present since the Galaxy S1.

Why would you need T9 on a touch screen? You can just display a full keyboard. That was the defining aspect of the keynote that launched the first iPhone, even. There's nothing "astonishing" about it.

Because the T9 keyboard is already displayed, and the full keyboard isn't. It is a very fast way to search through your contacts directly from the dialier when I want to call someone, which is the primary use case of the dialer (calling someone already in my contacts).

Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

#127

Post by philliphaydon » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:04 AM UTC

perryizgr8 wrote: post #124

m-ee wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’ve owned 5 iPhones so far and never seen this Siri button.

It's on the right side. Hold it and it will start siri.

The on off button? Doesn’t do anything when I hold it down.

Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

#128

Post by deathtrader666 » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:05 AM UTC

VWWHFSfQ wrote: post #110

At this point there are basically no non-Chinese mobile phone makers aside from Samsung and Apple. And even those devices are still manufactured in China, right?

There's ASUS from Taiwan.

Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

#129

Post by perryizgr8 » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:06 AM UTC

Aloha wrote: post #96

perryizgr8 wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I never understood why Samsung phones were constantly receiving praise by tech reviewers while LG got crapped on. Samsung phones work well, they have one of the best cameras, the best screens, the best batteries, usually the most features. LG phones are famous for boot-looping. > different (shitty) UI It is a matter of opinion. I much prefer Samsung's UI over the garbage that is google's, and even slightly better t…

Apple has never had a dedicated Siri button. Also, it's a phone dialer - like the functionality of a phone dialer has been well defined since the early 2000's (also having used PalmOS, webOS, Windows Mobile 6 and 7, Early Android, and iOS from 2012 on I've never desired additional functionality here), so like what makes a phone dialer "like 10 years ahead"? - I'm not trying to snark, it's a genuine question.

> Apple has never had a dedicated Siri button.

Sure it does. Right side button, hold it and it triggers siri. Single click locks unlocks the phone. This is identical to how the unlock/Bixby button works on Samsung.

Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

#130

Post by donmcronald » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:08 AM UTC

ohazi wrote: post #66

I never understood why Samsung phones were constantly receiving praise by tech reviewers while LG got crapped on. Samsung always wanted to do things their way -- different (shitty) UI, Samsung versions of all the core Google apps (but worse), reorganizing preferences for no reason, the stupid bottom button placement, non-remappable Bixby button, aggressively killing apps for power management and breaking widgets, etc…

LG G6 is my favorite phone ever. I like it physically, it’s waterproof, it has a headphone jack, it has a fingerprint reader, it has NFC, it does NOT have a notched camera, and Spigen made an awesome inexpensive case for it.

And I bought mine for $360 CAD (about $240 USD) at the end of its cycle. That’s hard to beat. Samsung makes crappier, more expensive phones IMO.

It’s a sad day for the phone ecosystem :-(